Indian Govt Alerts Users About Windows 10 End Of Support In October 2025: What You Should Know

Windows 10 support is officially ending in October this year, which means it is time to look beyond your existing Windows systems if the new 11 version is not compatible. The Indian government is notifying its users in the country about this big change this year and shares a note of advice to the affected Windows users. There has been a lot of talk around the end of Windows 10 operating system which is still a core part of services and most businesses rely on the platform for their functioning. 

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued the advisory on June 21 giving ample time for people to decide their next move to prevent losing their personal and important data. 

Windows 10 End Of Support Advisory: What It Says 

“Users of Windows 10 are recommended upgrading to Windows 11 to continue receiving critical security updates. Individual consumers and organizations who need more time to transition to Windows 11 have the option of enrolling in the paid Extended Security," the CERT-In advisory clearly highlights the situation and who is going to be affected by the big change from Microsoft. 

The biggest issue with this change is that Windows 10 systems will not get the official security updates after the deadline, and hackers will be already eyeing these people whose systems will become vulnerable as the security support runs out. 

Microsoft’s biggest issue going into this turnover is that even today more than 60 percent of Windows PCs are running on the older 10 version, which is different from when the Windows 7 to Windows 10 migration happened many years back. The company has effectively closed the gates on a possible free Windows 11 upgrade for millions of PCs with its TPM 2.0 requirement, and the current state of the Windows market means you are going to be spending big for the next PC.

Windows 11 has been around for a while, so it is not like a completely new version. However, Microsoft continues to bring new AI tools to the operating system, which is why the TPM 2.0 security is paramount for the machines. The UI of Windows 11 is refreshing and you will mostly find it fluid and responsive to most tasks. The start menu has a new position on the taskbar and most of the tools are in the form of apps now.