So the end of Microsoft support for the Windows 10 operating system officially ends on October 14th 2025. The time is growing nye, now Microsoft wants to promote fear uncertainty and doubt, FUD, if you will, the reality of the situation is Windows 10 will be supported with security updates for one more year through several different channels called extended support updates. Or ESU. Either you can pay $30 for up to 10 home computers for that extra year, or you can simply allow Microsoft to synchronize your data on your computer with Windows 10 to get another year, or you can use 1,000 Microsoft rewards points. They’re also special versions of Windows 10 such as the LTSC, long-term support channel that will be supported with security updates until the year 2032. But those are for Enterprise devices and don’t really apply here. So if you have a decent computer and you want to keep it going, then it’s relatively simple and straightforward to keep it going through at least one more year. If however you want to comply with Microsoft’s wishes and get a computer that is Windows 11 compatible, then there are many many options. You can of course go out and buy a new computer that already has Windows 11 installed, and if you’re signed in with a Microsoft account and you’re using OneDrive to store your desktop documents folders etc, then migrating to a new computer is really pretty painless. But if you like some people that have complicated software installations in a computer that they’ve been using for many years, it’s a bit more difficult and normally that requires a migration. And there are several ways to do this and I believe Microsoft is even adding support in Windows 11 to do this, (but I do not believe that it is done at this point in time). At Zebra Computers we routinely clone non-compliant windows 10 computers to Windows 11 compliant hardware, and then upgrade them to Windows 11. In this way all of the user settings programs files everything is saved it’s the same computer, just upgraded to a new operating system.
We have options for replacement computers we have sold a significant amount of high quality refurbished computers for this purpose, at a fraction of the price of a new high quality computer. But there are many options for purchasing a new computer and or building one from the ground up. So if you have concerns get a hold of us and we’ll make sure that everything still works.