recently,Lawrence Klein, a man from Southern California, sued Microsoft in San Diego Superior Court, accusing it of planning to stop supporting Windows 10 on October 14, 2025.According to Tomshardware, Klein owns two Windows 10 laptops, both of which will end support in October.
He claimed,Microsoft's move "is an attempt to force its customers to buy new devices optimized for Microsoft's suite of generative AI software, such as Copilot, which is bundled with Windows 11 by default."
Although upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11 is free, millions of older devices cannot be upgraded due to the lack of TPM 2.0.
Microsoft says this is an integral requirement for all future versions of Windows, so devices without TPM 2.0 installed will not be able to upgrade. For many people, they have no choice but to bite the bullet and spend money on new equipment to upgrade.
If you are an individual user, you can extend Windows 10 support for one year by purchasing the Extended Security Updates (ESU) plan for a one-time fee of $30, but this requires a Microsoft account. The need to create a Microsoft account to log in to Windows 11 is also one of the reasons why some Windows 10 users refuse to upgrade.
Klein requested that Microsoft be forced to support Windows 10 for free until its market share drops below 10% of all Windows users.
With only a few months left until Microsoft retires Windows 10, we likely won't see the outcome of this case until then. Furthermore, Microsoft will likely use its virtually unlimited funds and numerous lawyers to take the case to the Supreme Court.
Microsoft officials have repeatedly reminded users that Windows 10 support will end on October 14, 2025, and technical assistance, feature updates, and security updates will no longer be provided thereafter.
