Not upgraded to Windows 10 22H2 yet? You’ll soon be forced to (or switch to Windows 11)
Microsoft’s suggestion is, predictably, to migrate to Windows 11
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Windows 10users who haven’t upgraded to the latest version of theoperating system(22H2) will soon have to do so.
That’s becauseMicrosoftis ending support forWindows 1021H2 on June 13, and has issued a reminder to that effect (asNeowinreports).
In other words, the June 2023 security update will be the final one for those on 21H2. After that, there’ll be no more updates at all, feature-wise, or security fixes.
If you want further updates, you’ll need to be running Windows 10 22H2. Microsoftnotes: “As always, we recommend that you update your devices to the latest version of Windows 10, or upgrade eligible devices toWindows 11.”
Analysis: Final call for Windows 10 upgrades
Naturally, Microsoft couldn’t let go of an opportunity to get a quick plug in for upgrading toWindows 11. Of course, if your PC doesn’t meet thesystem requirements for Windows 11, then you can’t switch over to the latest OS. Furthermore, you might not want to anyway, due to some of the decisions Microsoft has made,particularly on the interface frontwith Windows 11.
At any rate, this forced upgrade for Windows 10 users will be the last one. There won’t be a newer version than 22H2 to upgrade to, as Microsoft recently announced that this is thelast feature update for the older operating system. There’ll be no 23H2 or anything else – only monthly security updates from now on, which will continue to be provided for Windows 10 until the OS itself goes out of support (which will be in October 2025, so still a relatively long way off).
All of which is very much angling to get folks to upgrade to Windows 11, with adoption not being everything Microsoft would’ve hoped for at this stage. Certainly not compared to how things went with Windows 10, which had racked up far more users than Windows 11 at the same point in its lifespan.
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