
Microsoft will stop issuing security updates and patches for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, and after that it will become a lot more dicey to be using Windows 10 anywhere near the Internet.
Because of that I expect a boatload of people will be contemplating whether to take the free upgrade to Windows 11 this year or pay Microsoft for an extra year of Windows 10 security updates via Microsoft's ESU (Extended Security Updates) program.