Several versions of Windows are no longer supported starting today

Windows 10 Home and Pro, version 20H2

Today, Windows 10 version 20H2 will get its last update, assuming you are using Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro. Obviously, it's recommended that you move to something newer.

The good news is that it will be a simple update. There hasn't been a full feature update in the 18 months since the Windows 10 version 20H2 life cycle began. Upgrading to version 21H2 should only take a few minutes as it only installs an enablement package.

The way the Windows 10 life cycle has historically worked is that if you are a consumer of Windows 10 Home or Pro, you get 18 months of support. Enterprise will receive 18 months of support from the Spring Update and 30 months from the Fall Update.

Windows 10 Enterprise and Education editions, version 1909

Windows 10 version 1909 is one of the releases with 30 months of support for enterprises, and that ends today. This is actually a noteworthy milestone, as it means that all supported versions of Windows 10 Enterprise and Education will be 20H2 and above. This means that only one cumulative update will be released, as 20H2 and above are all the exact same bits, just separated by enablement packages.

Recently, Microsoft switched to an annual update cadence for Windows 10, matching the update cadence it had already introduced with Windows 11. However, the support lifecycle is different. The Windows 10 Fall Update is here to stay, and it will continue to be supported for 18 months for consumers and 30 months for businesses. Meanwhile, Windows 11's annual updates are actually 24 months for consumers and 36 months for businesses.

Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro version 20H2 and Windows 10 Education and Windows 10 Enterprise version 1909 will get their final update today. Windows 10 will be supported in one form or another until at least October 2025.

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