{"id":98912,"date":"2025-10-14T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=98912"},"modified":"2025-10-15T08:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T12:30:44","slug":"windows-10-lifecycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-lifecycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 lifecycle details"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>Windows 10 support has ended for all major versions, including 22H2, 21H2, and older.<\/li>\n<li>Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 is still supported until 2027.<\/li>\n<li>Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 is still supported until 2032.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UPDATED 10\/15\/2025:<\/strong> It doesn&#8217;t matter whether you&#8217;re using <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-10\/\">Windows 10<\/a>, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, or <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-11\">Windows 11<\/a>. Every release of Windows has a defined lifecycle. This lifecycle begins when Microsoft first makes the product available and ends when the company stops providing updates and support.<\/p>\n<p>Understanding this cycle is important when planning to upgrade your computer or operating system.<\/p>\n<h2>Windows 10 update and support policy<\/h2>\n<p>Initially, Windows 10 received two feature updates per year through the Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) under the Modern Lifecycle Policy. However, starting with version 21H2, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/30881\/modern-lifecycle-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft changed the policy<\/a> to deliver one feature update annually, typically during the second half of the year, via the General Availability Channel.<\/p>\n<p>This means Windows 10 was treated as a service rather than a one-time product, constantly maintained through cumulative (quality) updates and occasional feature updates.<\/p>\n<p>As long as your computer was running a supported version with a genuine license, it continued receiving updates. Microsoft supported each version for at least 18 months after release, or 30 months for Enterprise and Education editions.<\/p>\n<p>To remain secure and stable, users were expected to install cumulative updates regularly and upgrade before their version reached its end of service.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-129\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-129 tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 version history<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Update name<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Release date<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">End of support <br \/>\n(consumer) *<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">End of support <br \/>\n(business)**<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Still supported<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 22H2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-22h2-everything-know\/\">2022 Update<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">October 18, 2022<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">October 14, 2025<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">October 14, 2025<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 21H2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-11-new-features\/\">November 2021 Update<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">November 16, 2021<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">June 13, 2023<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Jun 11, 2024<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 21H1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-21h1-new-features\/\">May 2021 Update<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">May 18, 2021<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">December 13, 2022<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">December 13, 2022<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 20H2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-20h2-new-features\/\">October 2020 Update<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">October 20, 2020<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">May 10, 2022<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">May 9, 2023<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 2004<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-2004-new-features\/\">May 2020 Update<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">May 27, 2020<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">December 14, 2021<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">December 14, 2021<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 1909<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-1909-19h2-features-changes\/\">November 2019 Update<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">November 12, 2019<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">May 11, 2021<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">May 10, 2022<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 1903<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-1903-19h1-april-2019-update-features\">May 2019 Update<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">May 21, 2019<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">December 8, 2020<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">December 8, 2020<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 1809<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-redstone-5-version-1809-new-features\">October 2018 Update<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">November 13, 2018<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">November 10, 2020 (new)<br \/>\nMay 12, 2020 (old)<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">May 11, 2021<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 1803<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-redstone-4-version-1803-new-features\">April 2018 Update<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">April 30, 2018<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">November 12, 2019<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">May 11, 2021 (new)<br \/>\nNovember 10, 2020 (old)<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 1709<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-fall-creators-update-features\">Fall Creators Update<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">October 17, 2017<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">April 9, 2019<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">October 13, 2020 (new)<br \/>\nApril 14, 2020 (old)<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 1703<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-creators-update-features\">Creators Update<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">April 5, 2017<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">October 9, 2018<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">October 8, 2019<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 1607<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-anniversary-update-official-release-hands-on-demo-features-video\">Anniversary Update<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">August 2, 2016<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">April 10, 2018<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">April 9, 2019<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 1511<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">November Update<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">November 10, 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">October 10, 2017<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">October 10, 2017<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 1507<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Initial Release<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">July 29, 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">May 9, 2017 <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">May 9, 2017<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td colspan=\"4\" class=\"column-1\">* End of service for Home, Pro, Pro for Workstations, Pro Education<br \/>\n** End of service for Enterprise and Education<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-129 from cache -->\n<h2>October 14, 2025, end of support<\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. When it launched in 2015, Microsoft described Windows 10 as &#8220;the last version of Windows,&#8221; but the official <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/products\/windows-10-home-and-pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows lifecycle page<\/a><br \/>\nwas later updated to confirm support would continue only &#8220;until October 14, 2025&#8221; for the Home, Pro, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/products\/windows-10-enterprise-and-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enterprise, and Education editions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The retirement date means that after October 14, 2025, devices running Windows 10 will no longer receive security and quality updates, and you will no longer be able to contact the company for support.<\/p>\n<section class=\"custom-related-posts-wrapper\"><span class=\"custom-related-posts-heading\">Related<\/span><div class=\"custom-related-posts-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-ltsc-2021-end-support-message-glitch\/\" class=\"custom-related-post-item\" data-umami-event=\"related_inpost_clicked\" data-umami-event-name=\"Windows 10 support has ended \u2013 LTSC 2021 and IoT LTSC 2021 still supported\"><div class=\"custom-related-post-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/windows-10-ltsc-wrong-end-support-message-hero_.webp?fit=300%2C188&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 10 support has ended \u2013 LTSC 2021 and IoT LTSC 2021 still supported\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><span class=\"custom-related-post-title\">Windows 10 support has ended \u2013 LTSC 2021 and IoT LTSC 2021 still supported<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/section>\n<h2>Extended Security Updates (ESU) program<\/h2>\n<p>To help users transition safely, Microsoft now offers the <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/enroll-extended-security-updates-esu-windows-10\/\">Extended Security Updates (ESU) program<\/a>.<br \/>\nThis subscription allows consumers, businesses, and schools to continue receiving essential security patches for one additional year, until October 13, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The ESU program was previously available only to enterprises but is now open to all users who choose to stay on Windows 10 temporarily.<\/p>\n<h2>Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) editions<\/h2>\n<p>The Windows 10 Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) editions follow a different support schedule.<br \/>\nThese versions are designed for environments that need long-term stability (for example, medical, manufacturing, or embedded systems) and do not receive feature updates.<\/p>\n<p>LTSC editions are supported for up to 10 years, include no consumer apps or bloatware, and receive only monthly security and maintenance updates.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-130\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-130\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 version history<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Date of availability<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Mainstream support end date<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Extended support end date<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021<br \/>\nWindows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">November 16, 2021<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">January 12, 2027<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">January 12, 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019<br \/>\nWindows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">November 13, 2018<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">January 9, 2024<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">January 9, 2029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB<br \/>\nWindows 10 IoT Enterprise 2016 LTSB<\/td><td 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