Alongside the cumulative prices, Microsoft will let users pay of 1 year of Windows 10 ESUs for a lesser price

Windows 10 is scheduled to reach its EOS in October 2025, but Microsoft announced that it will extend its life for another 3 years with Extended Security Updates. Last year’s announcement also mentioned that these updates will come with a price and that the Redmond-based tech giant will reveal more in the future.

However, alongside those cumulative prices, which you can see below, the Redmond-based tech giant will also offer users one more year of ESU on Windows 10 for a lesser price: $30. According to the support page, the company says this should give those undecided enough time to consider transitioning to Windows 11 or a Copilot+ PC. You’ll be able to enroll for this option starting in 2025.

If you need more time before moving to a Copilot+ PC or other new Windows 11 device, a one-year Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for $30 will help protect your Windows 10 device. Enrollment for this program will open in 2025.

Microsoft has unveiled the prices for the Windows 10 ESUs. Hint: these updates are cumulative, and their prices will double each year, for those three years.

Those who decide to stay on Windows 10, will also have to pay the full price, even if they started to get the ESUs from Year 2 for instance – in which case, they’ll have to pay for Year 1, as well.

Without further ado, here is the price:

• The base license will cost $61 per device for Year 1.

The $61 per device license will be activated with the 5-by-5 activation method: according to Microsoft,  you’ll download an activation key and apply it to individual Windows 10 devices that you’ve selected for your ESU program.

• However, the Redmond-based tech giant offers Windows 10 ESUs for free to those companies that use Windows 10 devices to access Windows 11 Cloud PCs through Windows 365, as the license will be included in the Windows 365 subscription with no additional cost.
• Those organizations using a Microsoft cloud-based update management solution, such as Microsoft Intune or Windows Autopatch, can get a 25% discount, as part of a special offer. According to the company, this license will cost $45 per user (up to five devices) for Year 1.

Microsoft doesn’t consider Windows 10 ESU a long-term solution but more as a temporary bridge that gives customers and organizations time to fully upgrade their infrastructure to Windows 11.

Extended Security Updates are not intended to be a long-term solution but rather a temporary bridge. ESUs do not include new features, non-security fixes, or design change requests. The ESU program does not extend technical support for Windows 10. Technical support is limited to the activation of the ESU licenses, installation of ESU monthly updates, and addressing issues that may have been caused due to an update itself.

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In the official blog post, the Redmond-based tech giant also published a list of solutions for those currently unable to migrate to Windows 11. It can be read here.