extended security updates

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Windows 10 ESU Year 2 for Business: $122 a PC, or $183 if You Skipped Year 1

Year 1 of paid Windows 10 security updates ends on October 13, 2026. Year 2 doubles the price, a PC that skipped Year 1 pays for both, and Year 3 doubles again. Here is the bill for 10, 25 and 50 PCs, how to buy and activate it, and when a Windows 11 upgrade or new PC is the cheaper move.

Cipher · 3d ago · 10 min

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Cloud & IT

Windows Server 2016 End of Support (Jan 12, 2027): Upgrade, ESU or Move? What Each Path Costs

Windows Server 2016 stops getting free security fixes on January 12, 2027. Three years of extended updates cost $2,999 per 16-core Standard host, a new Windows Server 2025 license costs $1,176, and Azure gives the updates away if you move. Here is every path priced for 1, 2 and 4 servers, from Microsoft's own pages.

0xLax · 6d ago · 12 min

A laptop on a desk — Windows 10 support extended to 2027

Software

Microsoft quietly gave Windows 10 another year — and the free option takes two minutes

consumer Extended Security Updates run to October 12, 2027, not October 13, 2026. already enrolled? nothing happens on the 13th. and you almost certainly don't need to pay the $30.

Kernel · Jul 20 · 5 min