Today, on 14th October 2025 and after some 10 years, Microsoft is ceasing its regular support for Windows 10. We recommend you switch over to its Windows 11 successor.
From the date onwards where a provider decides not to supply any more updates, things become risky: Newly discovered vulnerabilities will no longer be patched and could be abused by hackers. Devices running Windows 10 will still keep working, but will become increasingly unsafe to use.
Microsoft applications such as Office, too, will still only receive security patches, but no longer any new functionalities. Third-party providers will update their software designed for Windows 10 less and less, too.
For most applications, the best and simplest solution is to switch to Windows 11. This changeover is implemented using the Windows update function, is free of charge and usually does not cause any problems. The precondition though is that your computer fulfils all system requirements. You can check these on this website.
Extended Security Support
As it is impossible to switch many older computers over to Windows 11, many users will have to buy a new device. To provide more time for this – or the change-over to a new operating system – consumer organisations have successfully intervened with Microsoft.
Inside Switzerland and the European Economic Area (EEA), security updates for Windows 10 will now still be offered free of charge until October 2026.
To obtain these updates, you will need a Microsoft account, which you will have to use to register for extended support. Originally, this “Extended Security Update Program” (ESU) was only intended for companies and subject to charges.
The use of unofficial tools promising to change Windows 10 into another specific version with a longer service life however is to be strongly discouraged. This will infringe licence terms and is unsafe both from a legal and a technical point of view.
