General retail stores and OEMs may continue to provide a Windows 10 operating system serial number, or a randomly installed Windows 10 operating system, until all products are sold.
Microsoft pointed out in an earlier update that it will end sales of the download version of the Windows 10 operating system after January 31 this year, while subsequent security updates for Windows 10 will continue to be provided until October 14, 2025 .,
With the official launch of the Windows 11 operating system in October 2021, Microsoft has actually gradually shifted its publicity focus to Windows 11, and called on the market to upgrade as soon as possible.
Recently, it has been confirmed that the download version of the Windows 10 operating system will be discontinued after the end of January. Naturally, it is hoped that more users will upgrade to Windows 11, and the download sales plan including the home version Windows 10 and the professional version Windows 10 Pro will be canceled after the end of January.
However, general retail stores and OEMs may continue to provide serial numbers of the Windows 10 operating system, or the Windows 10 operating system installed with it, until all products are sold.
Windows 10 was launched at the end of July 2015. It was previously decided that all technical support will end on October 14, 2025. Currently, the latest version that was last released is Windows 10 22H2, which was launched on October 18 last year . It is expected to be in May 2024. The offer ends on the 14th.