- Windows 10 support ends tomorrow (October 14) but millions remain reluctant to upgrade
- Search for Windows 10 Soar Despite Microsoft’s push against Windows 11
- Older hardware and upgrade costs keep users clinging to the aging OS
As we all should know now, tomorrow marks tomorrow (October 14) the end of the life of Windows 10 unless you are prepared to pay Microsoft for extended support. This means that you stop receiving important security updates and will be at greater risk of hacking and malware.
The truth is that it will not affect you immediately if you have not yet upgraded to Windows 11, switched to Linux or bought a Mac.
But over time, the use of Windows 10 will become more and more risky. A solid antivirus or anti-malware tool will still protect you from many threats but not all.
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Microsoft has pushed hard for users to move to Windows 11, but despite the threatening cutoff, the new us has not seen a meteoric wave of willing upgraders and millions of users say they intend to continue using Windows 10.
In Statcounters Snapshot September 2025, Windows 11 actually lost the proportion of the second consecutive month and dropped to 48.94%.
Windows 10, which everyone in theory should shrink to leave, kept stable at 40.5%. It could have been higher if Windows 7 hadn’t put on a surprise spurt.
The problem is that Windows 11 has stricter hardware requirements, and for users with older PCs, it may not even be possible to run it.
There are unofficial solutions, but few people will cheat the system just to install a new operating system.
Microsoft’s answer for those on older hardware is simple: Buy a new PC. But it is not always realistic, especially for everyone on a budget or companies that are still very dependent on Windows 10 machines.
In the past few days, searches for Windows 10 have increased. Microsoft hopes it’s because users are looking for Windows 11 upgrade instructions, but it’s not.
Search for it on Google and the top result is how to download the Windows 10 Disc image (ISO file).
Microsoft would of course hope that users see a clear warning about life support and how to move to Windows 11, not how to grab a Windows 10 ISO so they can install or reinstall the old system.
And if you try the same search for bing? You get the same story.
After the old system reaches it at the end of life, it is likely to change, but for now, users seem more interested in sticking to getting on.
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