Microsoft’s extra year of free Windows 10 security updates feels like a last-minute snooze button — while groups like "The Restart Project" still want to help users

Windows 10 Start menu on Microsoft's Surface Laptop 4.

As you may know, Microsoft is set to cut support for Windows 10 in approximately three months on October 14, 2025. However, the move has received backlash with users citing Windows 11's stringent minimum system requirements alongside some flawed design elements as the predominant that's preventing them from upgrading.

Last year, a Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) petitioned Microsoft's decision to cut Windows 10's support, claiming that it would contribute to "the single biggest jump in junked computers ever." It also indicated that the move would negatively impact the tech giant's sustainability goals.