Windows 10 users not wanting to upgrade to Windows 11 or pay Microsoft an unclearly-priced Extended Security Update (ESU) subscription fee may be in luck— an alternative solution from "micropatch" provider 0Patch is available. It will be maintained until 2030 at least. Like ESU providing only security updates, 0Patch is a micropatch provider targeting multiple operating systems with faster security updates that can be applied directly to the OS without restarting, akin to the Hot Patching update for Windows 11.
Now, why 0Patch calls them micropatches is slightly unclear. These seem to be regular old patches, albeit not provided by Microsoft. Microsoft's security updates usually include the same improvements, if not more, but at a later date than 0Patch—and on a rare occasion, 0Patch even gets to point out mistakes in the official patch.
