Microsoft extends Home windows 10 assist, however just for Microsoft 365 customers

Microsoft is negotiating a extra lenient strategy for patrons who’re hesitant to desert Home windows 10.

No, Microsoft isn’t extending the assist deadline for Home windows 10. That’s nonetheless October 14, 2025. As an alternative, Microsoft is saying that if you happen to use the Microsoft 365 Apps platform — Phrase, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook — it’ll nonetheless difficulty safety updates properly previous the Home windows 10 expiration date or till October 10, 2028.

Microsoft’s up to date lifecycle doc protecting the extension was unearthed by The Verge.

Though Microsoft has made it fairly clear for years that Home windows 10’s assist is ending this October, it has made clear that buyers pays for prolonged Home windows 10 assist in the event that they don’t need to make the leap to Home windows 11. Extending the Home windows 365 apps assist window makes it even simpler.

Nonetheless, there’s nonetheless a catch. You’ll must have an energetic Microsoft 365 license, in fact. However Microsoft additionally says that if you happen to elevate a assist ticket with Microsoft 365 whereas on Home windows 10, and that difficulty doesn’t happen on Home windows 11, don’t anticipate Microsoft to unravel your drawback. As an alternative, it’ll advocate that you just transfer first to Home windows 11 after which possibly present some troubleshooting help. You can also’t log bugs, both.

So sure, Microsoft will assist, however solely to an extent. Microsoft remains to be pushing you towards Home windows 11.