Businesses can expect to pay a shockingly high sum for a subscription to Windows 10 Extended Security Updates. Educators will fare better. But what about consumers?

As reported by Neowin, Microsoft has just notified users “about the future state of the new Teams client on older Windows 10 and 11 versions. Soon, the app will start nagging users to update their operating systems to remain supported, and in a few months, Teams will stop working altogether.”

The launch of Windows 10 was met with both excitement and frustration. While the new operating system brought numerous improvements like a new Edge browser, virtual desktops, Cortana assistant, and a Start menu,

Microsoft started notifying users that the new Teams app will soon stop working on older Windows 10 and 11 versions.

January 15, 2025. Millions of PCs running Windows 10, the most popular desktop operating system on the planet, are already counting down the days until October 14, 2025 when Microsoft will cut off support for the software.

Windows 10 users are already facing major changes later next year when this popular operating system loses all free support from Microsoft but now there's a more urgent deadline that shouldn't be ignored.