Microsoft has made an announcement that concerns millions of Windows users. The company, which has been trying to migrate users to Windows 11 for a while now, has started to gradually phase out support for Windows 10. The latest cutoff applies to devices running Windows 10 version 21H2.
The end is here for Windows 10 21H2
Microsoft has ended support for Windows 10 version 21H2 and urged users of this version to take action. The company stated that the last update for this version was released in June and that it will not receive any further feature/security updates.
In a blog post, Microsoft said, “As of June 13, 2023, the end of service has been reached for 21H2, which includes Windows 10 Home, Pro, Pro Education, and Pro for Workstations editions. The June 2023 security update will be the final package available for this release.”
If you have a computer running the 21H2 version, be aware that you will no longer receive support after June. This means you won’t receive any new features and may be vulnerable to security vulnerabilities. While Microsoft mentioned that it will offer automatic upgrades to some workstations, you will need to manually update your computer.
After the update, you can choose to switch to either Windows 11 or Windows 10 version 22H2. We anticipate that support for 22H2 will continue for some time but will be phased out starting next year.
Similar decisions have been made for Windows 8 and 8.1 as well. Most recently, Google announced that it would discontinue support for the Drive application on Windows 8 and 8.1.
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