{"id":6361,"date":"2025-09-28T09:28:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T09:28:27","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:48:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:48:42","slug":"windows-10","status":"publish","type":"lessons","link":"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licenseverse\/microsoft-365-apps\/windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Microsoft\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/what-windows-end-of-support-means-for-office-and-microsoft-365-34e28be4-1e4f-4928-b210-3f45d8215595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">support policy<\/a>, the Microsoft 365 Apps are not supported on operating systems that have reached their end of support dates. This includes Windows 10 which came to <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/products\/windows-10-enterprise-and-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">end of support<\/a> on <strong>October 14, 2025<\/strong>. This means that the Microsoft 365 Apps don\u2019t programmatically receive security and feature updates if customers continue to run them on a Windows 10 device. However, Microsoft have made exceptions and updated their guidance as below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feature updates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Feature updates provide new capabilities and performance improvements. Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-apps\/end-of-support\/windows-10-support#:~:text=will%20receive%20feature%20updates%20until%20Version%202608%20is%20released%20on%20the%20following%20dates%3A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">confirmed<\/a> in <strong>June 2025<\/strong> that if a customer chooses to run the Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10, the feature updates will continue, but only until a certain date. The last version of the Microsoft 365 Apps to receive these feature updates will be Version 2608. The dates of release for this version are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>August 2026<\/strong> for the Current Channel (including all versions for individuals and families)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>October 13, 2026<\/strong> for the Monthly Enterprise Channel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>January 12, 2027<\/strong> for the Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Security updates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Security updates address security vulnerabilities and critical bugs that could put data or systems at risk. Microsoft have <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-apps\/end-of-support\/windows-10-support#:~:text=security%20updates%20until-,October%2010%2C%202028,-.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">confirmed<\/a> that security updates to the Microsoft 365 Apps running on Windows 10 will continue on a separate schedule to the feature updates, and will be provided until <strong>October 10, 2028<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Windows 10 Extended Security Updates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Running the Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10 does not enable security updates for Windows 10 itself, and customers should purchase Windows 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licenseverse\/esus-windows-10\/\">Extended Security Updates<\/a>, available for up to three years after the end of support date of <strong>October 14, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":2364,"menu_order":5,"template":"custom-single.php","lesson_category":[56],"class_list":["post-6361","lessons","type-lessons","status-publish","hentry","lesson_category-online-services","entry","no-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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