
Since its arrival in October 2021, Windows 11 has been yet another "ugly duckling" in Microsoft's family of operating systems — sneered and jeered at in similar ways to Windows 8, Vista, or ME.
However, with Windows 10's October 14, 2025 end-of-support date fast approaching, it's Windows 11 or bust for familiars of Microsoft's OS, with no sign of Windows 12 to be found as a viable alternative (although if it does arrive, it's unlikely to be the lifeboat users are hoping for).