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Cale Hunt

UK gov’t spends £312M upgrading to Windows 10 — the OS Microsoft just buried, instead of Windows 11

Windows 10 running on a laptop with desktop elements displayed on its screen.

Windows 10 was officially retired by Microsoft on October 14, 2025, about 10 years after its launch. Windows 11 is now the company's main focus, regularly receiving feature and security updates.

The Windows 10 End-of-Life period has caused (and will continue to cause) a lot of problems for home and business PC users, but it's one of the UK's government departments making headlines lately with its upgrade spending.

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