Microsoft gives way and returning to a decision that would put you in danger

Microsoft comforted a controversial decision taken at the start of the year and has now announced that will extend the support for Office Applications for Windows 10 until 2028; In this way, Windows 10 users can remove a concern from above, although the biggest problem is still present.

And there are already a few months left for the end of the management of Windows 10, and the nerves begin to obtain, both for users and Microsoft itself. The company is always determined to abandon users to their fate, although Windows 10 remains, at this stage, The most used office operating system in EuropeWith a quota of 54.38% according to StatCounter data.

Microsoft's hope has always been that his aggressive tactic to force the update to Windows 11, with decisions such as the aggravation of Windows 10, succeeded; And in part, he has it. A massive migration to Windows 11 in the first months of 2025 gave hope to Microsoft, and this rhythm, already It is inevitable that the new system exceeds Windows 10 as the most used in the world; However, this does not mean that Windows 10 will disappear overnight.

Even if Windows 10 is placed in second position, it is likely that for next October It is always used by hundreds of millions of users global; Hundreds of millions of teams will be completely unprotected during possible attacks, as they will no longer receive security updates that cover “bugs” and possible security problems that are discovered later.

In addition to the operating system, Microsoft announced next January that it was going to leave the Windows 10 versions of Office Applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and the rest available via the Microsoft 365 subscription; The end of the support would occur the same day as Windows 10, October 14, 2025. Stop working suddenlyIf Microsoft has introduced changes in the future that were not compatible with Windows 10.

The good news is that Microsoft has confirmed that it will offer Office Applications on Windows 10 for an additional three years to initially planned. This means that users can continue to use these carefree programs Until October 10, 2028; Updates will continue to arrive via official channels, programs will continue to work as always, and users will have nothing to do. The official reason provided by Microsoft is that it wants to “help maintain security during the transition to Windows 11”.

Although this is excellent news for users, it represents a blow for a Microsoft which seemed convinced that I was not going to do it. In the official announcement of January, the company clearly indicated that users should update Windows 11 if they wanted to continue using Office, and this change represents A 180 -degree tour In this policy.

Of course, it is worth wondering if it will be the last similar change by October. It seems strange to support certain applications for Windows 10 in the name of security, and not to do the same with the operating system; An updated application is useless if the system is not. For the moment, Microsoft is always determined to leave Windows 10declaring that 2025 will be “the year to go to a Windows 11 computer”; But you may have to change your mind, at the risk of abandoning hundreds of millions of customers.