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Consumer Reports Calls for Extended Windows 10 support
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By Invented Reporter | 🔶 DATELINE_LOCATION – 2025/09/23 08:40:36
Extend Windows 10 support calls on Microsoft’s director American non-profit organization Consumer Reports. It tests products and focuses on consumer advocacy. Satya Nadella received an open letter from the organization on Wednesday, explaining why windows 10’s free support shoudl be extended.
It ends on 14 October. Consumer Reports (CR) considers it unfair to make users be forced to spend 700 crowns in a year of extended support, respectively.Thousands to tens of thousands for new computers just as Windows 11 is not available on their machines. (The report speaks of amounts in dollars; for our needs, I transfer them to the Czech context.)
CR refers to the fact that Windows 10 in August powered 46.2% of Windows computers.The figure comes from Statcounter, although it is slightly inaccurate. It may be becuase the organization has not yet worked with the final, but preliminary details for August. Now it shows 45.53%.In the context of the issue, this is an irrelevant detail.
According to the organization, still, in 2022-2023, they sold computers that did not meet the Windows 11 requirements. They do not have TPM 2.0. (Eleven have been sold since autumn 2021.) According to CR research, carried out in January-Brezen for more than 100,000 machines, 95% of computers purchased since the beginning of 2019 are still used.
In the past, hardware demands have not been so jumping. On the 2010 machine, equipped with Windows 7, you could upgrade to Windows 8 in 2012 and Windows 10 in 2015. CR points out that many of these computers can still work with Windows 10 today.
Consumers based on this experience can expect that their device will be able to operate with new Windows twelve years and more. The organization praises Microsoft to increase the safety standard, but if computers with non-dressed Windows 10 remain in operation even after October, the situation will deteriorate. It will be used by offensive entities that will go after the leaky system.
CR estimates that 200-400 million machines cannot be upgraded to Windows 11. You can get a free Windows 10 support year free of charge, but Microsoft is conditional on using other services with its logo. Consumer Reports invites Microsoft to extend the system support for all. It also asks for the company to motivate customers and customers to abandon Windows 10.It should also recycle abandoned computers through partners.
Comment: The Golden Period Ended
The period from Windows Vista to Windows 10 was pleasant from the consumer view. The hardware demands did not grow dramatically, so it was not tough to migrate on newer versions of the system. But before that, the situation has not always been so idyllic, on the contrary.
Windows Vista’s hardware requirements were considerably higher compared to Windows XP. Similarly, you have not adapted the Windows 98 computer on Windows XP before. it was almost certainly not powerful enough.
The Microsoft’s argument that Windows 11 security features that require TPM or newer processor are increasing the safety standard is undoubtedly valid. Taking a higher safety standard is no less valid. But in a review of the first edition of eleven, almost four years ago, I criticized Microsoft for not being turned on on every computer. The company enforced the hardware claims with minimal effort.
In addition to computers, peripherals were thrown away at Windows XP
in addition, Windows 10 had these security functions; it was enough to turn them on. In addition, Microsoft itself recommends that you turn them off if you are interested in higher game performance. Microsoft’s approach shows that he did not mean it with a higher safety standard. If he wanted to, he could ensure that the new computers had security functions on the mandatory. But he didn’t secure it. In addition, he could allow older computers to work without them.
It’s not unsolvable, just complicated. Windows eventually represents business. (But for Microsoft, however, less interesting.) After many years of freeing new versions,he decided to have to pay for the license after some time. And his partners certainly want to sell new computers. Slow-up moral obsolescence is confused by business in the way.
If you do not necessarily need Windows for compatibility, you can install ChromeOS or one of the lightweight Linux distributions on your older computer.We are preparing articles for these alternatives.
Simultaneously occurring, listen to the podcast live, where we express frustration over how hardware software has increased over the course of 30 years without necessarily reflecting an adequately better user experience:
Key numbers
- 46.2%: Windows computers powered by Windows 10 in August.
- 700 crowns: Cost of a year of extended Windows 10 support (Czech context).
- 200-400 million: Estimated machines that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Why is Consumer Reports calling for extended Windows 10 support?
- Consumer reports believes it’s unfair to force users to upgrade to new computers or pay for extended support when their current machines are still functional.
- What is the main reason many computers can’t upgrade to Windows 11?
- Many older computers do not meet the hardware requirements for Windows 11, specifically the TPM 2.0 requirement.
- What does Consumer Reports suggest Microsoft do with abandoned computers?
- Consumer Reports suggests microsoft should recycle abandoned computers through its partners.
- What alternatives are there to Windows for older computers?
- ChromeOS or lightweight Linux distributions can be installed on older computers as alternatives to Windows.
- How many computers are estimated to be unable to upgrade to Windows 11?
- It is estimated that 200-400 million machines cannot be upgraded to Windows 11.
Sources
- Consumer Reports Open Letter to Microsoft
- Statcounter Windows Version Market Share
