Windows 10 Support Ends in 2025?

[Spindles]

I know Microsoft are ceasing all support for Windows 10 in October 2025, how long after will Steam cease supporting it and force users to install Windows 11?

[Lixire]

Probably in 2029-2032 or so.
while Windows 10 for consumers will lose support in Oct 2025. its LTSC versions are supported for far longer. until 2032 for 21H2 LTSC IoT for example.

[*1157*]

The LTSC mean nothing to us its for medical imaging devices, computers used in aircraft, and industrial machinery that doesn’t require updates are prime targets for Windows LTSC. Steam I'am sure will whine again that no one can make a chromium patch to work on windows 10 so get 11,12, and on and on

[Lixire]

*1157* eredeti hozzászólása:

The LTSC mean nothing to us its for medical imaging devices, computers used in aircraft, and industrial machinery that doesn’t require updates are prime targets for Windows LTSC. Steam I'am sure will whine again that no one can make a chromium patch to work on windows 10 so get 11,12, and on and on

the support for Windows 7 has been dropped because Chromium dropped support at the end of its ESU.
and I can certainly imagine that Chromium will keep on supporting 10 way past 2025 because of the LTSC releases.

[RiO]

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The LTSC mean nothing to us its for medical imaging devices, computers used in aircraft, and industrial machinery that doesn’t require updates are prime targets for Windows LTSC. Steam I'am sure will whine again that no one can make a chromium patch to work on windows 10 so get 11,12, and on and on

Close but not quite. The long-term servicing channel is indeed primarily meant for integrated systems that are tested and delivered as a whole and any added features in an upgrade; mean revising and retesting the whole system. So medical and industrial set-ups; aircraft control systems; that kind of thing.

But while LTSC doesn't include new OS features over its life time, it does still include security updates and bugfixes wrt e.g. robustness of generic driver classes included with the OS.

LTSC also isn't something consumers can even legally use.
The LTSC channel is only available to the Windows 10 Enterprise SKU and that's only sold to select large businesses in individual negotiation; or offered through iirc the Microsoft Partner program.
Even normal small to medium sized businesses will not have access to anything 'better' than Pro licenses normally.

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*1157* eredeti hozzászólása:

The LTSC mean nothing to us its for medical imaging devices, computers used in aircraft, and industrial machinery that doesn’t require updates are prime targets for Windows LTSC. Steam I'am sure will whine again that no one can make a chromium patch to work on windows 10 so get 11,12, and on and on

the support for Windows 7 has been dropped because Chromium dropped support at the end of its ESU.
and I can certainly imagine that Chromium will keep on supporting 10 way past 2025 because of the LTSC releases.

True. Google likely has business users it doesn't want to screw with.