Don't want to fork over $30 for a one-year subscription to Windows 10 Extended Security Updates? Microsoft is offering a couple of ways to avoid the fee. But there is a catch.

Those options include syncing settings to the cloud to receive a year of Windows 10 security updates for free or paying $30 per device to receive the same updates. You can also redeem 1,000 Microsoft reward points to receive one year of security updates. Commercial users have different subscription options and pricing that increases each year.

For the first time ever, Microsoft is offering extended security updates for home users who are still running Windows 10.

Microsoft says support for Windows 10 will end on October 14. If you or your business rely it, here's how to keep getting security updates.

To get free security updates for Windows 10 for an extra year after the October end-of-life deadline, Microsoft says you need to update your device by installing the latest Windows updates. The new wizard should then appear, which not only warns you about the end of support for Windows 10 but also displays the options for ESU updates.

In a latest update, Microsoft officially prepares to retire the Windows 10 operating system as it is planning to the end of security support for Windows 10 from October this year. How to Get Free Security Update For Windows 10 After Discontinuation?

If you're using a device with Windows 11 SE, it will still work after October 2026, but Microsoft is recommending that you transition to a device with a different edition of Windo

Budget educational computing is now Google's game to lose Microsoft is discontinuing support for its Windows 11 SE variant meant to compete with ChromeOS in the education space, leaving schools that chose Microsoft over Google in the lurch just four years after the cloud-based Windows variant was released.