
You need to reinstall Windows 10 on a PC you’ve already successfully activated Windows 10. You have a license to install Windows 10 and are upgrading this PC from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of IDG Communications is prohibited. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.Ĭopyright 2021 IDG Communications. The current deadline is the result of two extensions and reflects the problems Microsoft has had in shifting customers to its new Windows 10 servicing model, which has moved too fast for some customers and used confusing nomenclature to describe stages of the rollout for enterprise customers. Microsoft recommends that customers update devices to the latest version of Windows 10, which is version 1903, otherwise known as the May 2019 Update. WindHome, Pro, Pro for Workstations, and IoT Core editions reached end of service on October 8, 2018. “Therefore, it will no longer be supported after Octoand will not receive monthly security and quality updates containing protections from the latest security threats.” “There is no extended support available for any edition of Windows 10, version 1703,” Microsoft said.
That patches won’t be available after the cut-off date for Windis part of Microsoft’s move to ‘Windows as a service’ model, where it’s released new versions of Windows 10 every 6 months around March and September and set new deadlines for organizations to receive patches.
Microsoft on Monday posted a warning on its Windows 10 message center, advising customers that “the Enterprise and Education editions of Windows 10, version 1703 (the Windows 10 Creators Update) will reach end of life on October 9, 2019.”