{"id":268501,"date":"2023-01-25T10:27:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T09:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=210709"},"modified":"2025-06-12T21:26:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:26:02","slug":"microsoft-to-stop-selling-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/microsoft-to-stop-selling-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft announces plans to stop selling Windows 10 soon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Microsoft announced that they will stop selling Windows 10<\/a><\/strong> Home and Pro licenses at the end of January. This will also include any license keys for Windows 10. Microsoft will still continue to provide support<\/strong> and security updates for Windows 10 until October 14th, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Windows 10 was released in 2015, so considering support for the platform will only end in 2025, that\u2019s almost 10 years of using the OS<\/strong>. The only other version of the operating system that lasted longer was Windows XP, which ran supported for almost 14 years. Throughout the history of these various OS, we\u2019ve learned that stopping sales<\/strong> is Microsoft\u2019s way of preparing users<\/strong> for the end of its lifespan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once sales are halted on January 31st<\/strong>, more focus will go into Windows 11<\/a> and making the improvements needed on the new OS. However, security patches and bug fixes will still come to Windows 10 until it reaches the end of its support date in 2025<\/strong>. At the moment, it\u2019s not clear whether sales of Windows 10 will also be halted with other retailers and OEMs, or if it\u2019s just from the Microsoft site directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This announcement effectively means that Windows users have two options<\/strong>, buy Windows 10 within the next few days before sales stop, or upgrade to Windows 11<\/a>. There are a few challenges with each of these options for users to consider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Windows 10 is a decent operating system where most of the bugs have already been sorted<\/strong>, if you were to buy it now, you\u2019ll have less than three years<\/strong> that you can use the OS before having to upgrade. There also won\u2019t be any new features added<\/strong> during this time, as only security updates and bug fixes will be released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Microsoft: We are ending support for Windows 10

Windows 10 users: pic.twitter.com\/pOVUlX9vd9<\/a><\/p>— Ryan Andrade???\u2764\ufe0f (@TehRyanAndrade) January 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>