Initially, Microsoft planned to charge consumers $30 to enroll in its Extended Security Updates (ESU) program and keep Windows 10, but it recently announced two free options.
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Microsoft officially ends support for Windows 10 on Oct. 14, but those who don’t want to move to Windows 11 yet have a few ways to stay on the OS, and two of them are free.
The company’s Extended Security Updates (ESU) program provides critical and important security updates for unsupported OSes, but does not include new features, bug fixes, or technical support. Initially, Microsoft planned to charge consumers $30 to enroll in the ESU program and keep Windows 10, but it recently announced two free options.
