MicrosoftWindows 10 21H2Enterpriseand Education support will officially end on June 12, 2025. Anyone still running 21H2 will no longer receive official support from Microsoft, nor will they get furthersecurityor bug patches. When such users contact Microsoft for support, they will be directed to upgrade toWindows 11, though such users could also upgrade to Windows 10 22H2.Support for Windows 10 21H2 for Home and Office editions ended on Jun 17, 2025. Users who don’t wish to upgrade to Windows 11 can always upgrade to Windows 10 22H2, which will reach the end of the road onOctober 14, 2025.Microsoft has forcefully rolled out Windows 11 23H2for any remaining Windows 10 and older Windows 11 21H2 and 22H2 users.This end-of-life notification affects all variations of these Windows 10 editions:
There might be certain challenges for some businesses and education institutions in upgrading to Windows 11, as certain hardware requirements need to be met.Windows 11 EnterpriseandEducation Editionhave lower requirements but still need UEFI, secure boot, DX12 compatible graphics, and TPM 2.0. That last is likely to bea sticking point with systems more than five years old.Larger institutions typically have service and upgrade contracts that will upgrade systems as needed. That’s less likely with smaller organizations, including certain developing nations. Upgrading to Windows 10 22H2 should be relatively simple, as the requirements are the same as 21H2, but that’s only pushing back the final support date one more year. However, Microsoft provides an annual subscription for extendedWindows 10 updatesshould such users need continued updates and patches. Compatible IoT devices that use Windows can also be upgraded to itsWindows 11 variant.Microsoft will be ending its support for all versions of Windows 10, along with Windows 11 21H2 and 22H2, in 2025. Windows 10 is currently nine years old, so it’s slated for a ten-year run before it hits the end of normal support next year.
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Roshan Ashraf Shaikh has been in the Indian PC hardware community since the early 2000s and has been building PCs, contributing to many Indian tech forums, & blogs. He operated Hardware BBQ for 11 years and wrote news for eTeknix & TweakTown before joining Tom’s Hardware team. Besides tech, he is interested in fighting games, movies, anime, and mechanical watches.
