Windows 10 and Microsoft 365 support deadlines changed? This story just won't die
Published on: 2025-07-11 09:06:00
ZDNET
Here we go again. A zombie news story that should have been laid to rest last January has risen from the grave and is walking among us again.
The original story
In case you missed the original story, here's a recap: Last January, dozens of tech-focused news sites reported that the free upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 was "for a limited time only." In a quote from the same source, they warned that Microsoft had decreed you would need to upgrade to Windows 11 to continue using Microsoft 365 apps on your PC after the Oct. 14, 2025, end-of-support deadline for Windows 10.
Also: How to upgrade your 'incompatible' Windows 10 PC to Windows 11 - 2 free options
The problem with all those reports is they were based on an article by a very junior Microsoft employee posted on an obscure blog for Microsoft nonprofit customers. It wasn't an official announcement, and the post was deleted that same day. A Microsoft spokesperson told ZDNET's sister publication PCMag that the blog post
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