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End of patch support of Windows 7 is 2020, of Windows 8 is 2023, of Windows 10 Mobile is 2020, of rest of Windows 10 is 2025. No one cares about your PR speak.

by frik 9y ago

End of patch support of Windows 7 is 2020, of Windows 8 is 2023, of Windows 10 Mobile is 2020, of rest of Windows 10 is 2025. No one cares about your PR speak. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifec...

jrs95 9y ago
So, is Windows 10 not really the last major release? Or do they have an end of service date for it just as a formality, and it'll probably get extended repeatedly?
- collinmanderson 9y ago
  "rest of Windows 10 is 2025" is not quite right. There are different versions/branches of Windows 10 that come out every 6 months or so. Some of the branches/versions are "Long term servicing branches" (LTSB) for enterprise environments, supported for 10 years. There are already two of those. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_10#Updates_and_support https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_10#Updates_and_support For everyone else, the branches are supported for 18 months. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-info.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396 https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-info.asp... In reality Microsoft can stop supporting your computer's _hardware_ much earlier than that, if your device maker stops supporting it (reminds me of Andriod phones): > A device may not be able to receive updates if the device hardware is incompatible, lacking current drivers, or otherwise outside of the Original Equipment Manufacturer’s (“OEM”) support period. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifec... And they've already stopped supporting some devices: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3216005/microsoft-windows/microsofts-still-trying-to-figure-out-windows-10-support.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/3216005/microsoft-wind...

by frik 9y ago

jrs95 9y ago

So, is Windows 10 not really the last major release? Or do they have an end of service date for it just as a formality, and it'll probably get extended repeatedly?

collinmanderson 9y ago
"rest of Windows 10 is 2025" is not quite right. There are different versions/branches of Windows 10 that come out every 6 months or so. Some of the branches/versions are "Long term servicing branches" (LTSB) for enterprise environments, supported for 10 years. There are already two of those. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_10#Updates_and_support https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_10#Updates_and_support For everyone else, the branches are supported for 18 months. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-info.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396 https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-info.asp... In reality Microsoft can stop supporting your computer's _hardware_ much earlier than that, if your device maker stops supporting it (reminds me of Andriod phones): > A device may not be able to receive updates if the device hardware is incompatible, lacking current drivers, or otherwise outside of the Original Equipment Manufacturer’s (“OEM”) support period. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifec... And they've already stopped supporting some devices: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3216005/microsoft-windows/microsofts-still-trying-to-figure-out-windows-10-support.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/3216005/microsoft-wind...