Microsoft says the final version of Windows 10, released last fall, is version 22H2. From now until the end of support in 2025, only security updates will be released. The latest version of Windows 10 will be the last, with no new feature updates coming to the operating system. The most recent 22H2 release — which rolled out in October 2022 — will be the “final version” of Windows 10, said Jason Leznek, Microsoft principal product manager for Windows, in a blog post Thursday. Microsoft will continue to support all editions of Windows 10 with monthly security updates as planned until its end of life date Oct. 14, 2025, with Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) releases receiving support beyond that date. Windows 10 remains popular with users, still accounting for 73% of Windows desktop devices globally, according to StatCounter GlobalStats. That compares with 21% for Windows 11, which arrived in late 2021. Many businesses are already planning for a move to Windows 11, said Ranjit Atwal, a research director at Gartner, but the end of feature upgrades to Windows 10 may help encourage slow movers in certain sectors towards the latest operating system. “Organizations are already down the path of migrating to Windows 11 in the second half of this year, going into 2024. So the plans are already there for most larger organizations,” said Atwal. “Sometimes governments and banks can be laggards so this might be a bit of a push for them: that you look at the roadmap and see you might have to plan for this sooner rather than later.” The pace of changes and new features in Windows 10 has slowed in recent years as Microsoft has shifted its focus to Windows 11, which is also as version 22H2. The small number of changes that arrived with Windows 11 22H2 included tweaks to the Start Menu, Task Manager, and File Explorer. Related content feature Windows 11 Insider Previews: What’s in the latest build? Get the latest info on new preview builds of Windows 11 as they roll out to Windows Insiders. Now updated for Build 22635.3566 for the Beta Channel, released on April 26, 2024. By Preston Gralla Apr 26, 2024 251 mins Small and Medium Business Microsoft Windows 11 news Dropbox adds end-to-end encryption for team folders Dropbox this week unveiled a range of features, including security updates and key management, and the ability to co-edit Microsoft 365 documents from within the file-sharing app. By Matthew Finnegan Apr 26, 2024 3 mins Cloud Storage Collaboration Software Productivity Software feature Android versions: A living history from 1.0 to 15 Explore Android's ongoing evolution with this visual timeline of versions, starting B.C. (Before Cupcake) and going all the way to 2024's Android 15 (beta) release. By JR Raphael Apr 26, 2024 23 mins Small and Medium Business Smartphones Android news analysis The unspoken obnoxiousness of Google's Gemini improvements Google's Gemini chatbot is seeing all sorts of upgrades on Android this week, but those advancements reveal a darker underlying reality. By JR Raphael Apr 26, 2024 12 mins Google Assistant Google Android Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe