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Enterprises sticking with Windows 10 could shell out billions for continued support

ID: 1a27dbed-174f-581c-b16b-7a161dbd09a3

STIX ID: report--1a27dbed-174f-581c-b16b-7a161dbd09a3

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Date Published: 2025-09-04

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Richard Speed

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The report discusses Windows 10’s end of free support and Nexthink’s estimate that enterprises could face about $7.3B in first-year Extended Security Update costs, while also noting observed higher crash and hard reset rates on Windows 11 likely tied to drivers and migration planning rather than OS quality. It emphasizes that OS migrations should be experience-focused, addressing hardware and performance readiness to ensure improvements for end users.

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