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 news Slack updates AI ‘privacy principles’ after user backlash The collaboration software maker says it doesn’t rely on customer data for its new generative AI features. But user messages and files are used to train other AI models, unless customers opt out. By Matthew Finnegan May 20, 2024 3 mins Data Privacy Generative AI Slack news analysis Does Apple want to lower genAI expectations for WWDC? Perhaps it’s time to moderate the hype just a bit. By Jonny Evans May 20, 2024 4 mins Apple Generative AI iOS reviews Chrome vs. Edge: Which browser is better for business? With web apps the new normal, the humble web browser powers the business world like never before. We take a deep dive into the two leading desktop browsers. By Preston Gralla May 20, 2024 37 mins Chrome Microsoft Edge Browsers opinion AI glasses + multimodal AI = a massive new industry New tech demos last week by OpenAI and Google show why smart glasses are the perfect platform for AI chatbots. By Mike Elgan May 20, 2024 7 mins Google Generative AI Computers and Peripherals 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