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- Oct 13, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Windows 10's Consumer Security Updates Stop for Good
- Consumer ESU was the one-year bridge Microsoft offered after Windows 10 itself left support on 14 October 2025: security-only updates for eligible Windows 10 version 22H2 devices, and nothing else. [S]
- 13 October 2026 is both the last day to enrol and the last day an enrolled device is served, so there is no grace period behind it. [S]
- After it, an unpatched Windows 10 machine stays usable and stays exposed - every vulnerability found from then on is permanent on that install unless it moves to Windows 11. [S]
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- [1]75%microsoft.com/en-us/windows/extended-security-updatesmicrosoft.com· Posted Sep 21, 2026· Starts Oct 13, 2026 ✓· 50% of score
Microsoft[2] fixes the day itself, per microsoft.com: the consumer ESU programme provides security updates for eligible Windows 10 devices "through October 13, 2026", which is also the last day to enrol.
- [2]95%Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10learn.microsoft.com· Added Sep 21, 2026· 50% of score
Microsoft's[1] own lifecycle documentation is the authority on what the ESU programme covers and when it ends.
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