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Windows 10’s pandemic support extension: What it means

April 22, 2020

Microsoft’s recent adjustments to Windows 10 will create a pile-up of deadlines later this year when three different editions exhaust their support almost simultaneously.

In the last five weeks, Microsoft has extended support for two versions – Windows 10 1709 and Windows 10 1809 – by six months each, part of the company’s concessions to the chaos caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • For version 1709, Microsoft added six months to Windows 10 Enterprise’ and Windows 10 Education’s support, pushing retirement from the 30-month mark at April 14 to the 36-month milestone at Oct. 13.

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