Windows 10 Users Face Paying Outrageous Fee....

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Windows 10 Users Face Paying Outrageous Fee To Extend Windows 10 End of Life Support

Want to keep getting security updates for Windows 10, after 2025…. well, it’s going cost you.

Microsoft has laid out the ground rules for getting Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) as market share figures indicate users are still giving Windows 11 a wide berth.

Microsoft detailed the costs of keeping Windows 10 security updates flowing past the October 14, 2025, cut-off date. The prices will be steep for most users unless you're just using your Windows 10 device to access a Windows 11 Cloud PC through Windows 365.

If you want an activation key to apply to a Windows 10 device, you'll pay $61 per device for Year 1. However, if you're using a Microsoft cloud-based update management tool like Intune, the price is discounted to $45.

There is an exception to the rule. Education customers – including K12 and Higher Education – can pick up the ESU program for Windows 10 for $1 in the first year, rising to $2 and $4 in the second and third years respectively.