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Alex Wawro

Microsoft just gave Windows 10 users a lifeline, but there's a catch — here's how to know if you qualify for free extended updates

Microsoft United States European Union Europe Euroconsumers Jitesh Ubrani EEA the European Economic Area
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Microsoft will stop issuing security patches and feature updates to Windows 10 in mid-October, which means it will soon start becoming riskier to use online. Microsoft is offering an Extended Support Updates (ESU) program that anyone can join to get an extra year of Windows 10 support updates, but you have to either pay or back up your data to Microsoft's servers—unless you live in Europe.

Specifically, the European Economic Area (EEA), which encompasses the European Union (EU) as well as the Member States of the European Union (EU) and three countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA): Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.

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