Windows 10's Consumer Security Updates Stop for Good
SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCEMicrosoft[2] fixes the day itself, per microsoft.com[1]: the consumer ESU programme provides security updates for eligible Windows 10 devices "through October 13, 2026", which is also the last day to enrol.
Microsoft's one-year consumer Extended Security Updates programme for Windows 10 22H2 delivers its last Critical and Important patches. A home Windows 10 PC keeps working after this date, but it stops receiving security fixes of any kind, and 13 October 2026 is also the last day anyone can enrol.