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Microsoft quietly gave Windows 10 users one extra year of security updates.
The company did not offer an explanation for the extension.
The installed base of Windows 10 PCs is probably still enormous.
Microsoft's extension of Windows 10 security updates for a year past the official end-of-support date just got another one-year extension.
If you previously signed up for the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates program, your end date has been automatically moved out one full year. If you own a Windows 10 PC and haven't signed up for the ESU program, you can do so anytime between now and October 2027. Maybe we can call it the Extended Extended Security Updates program. (For details on the sign-up process, see "How to get free Windows 10 security patches on your PC.")
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