PSA: Update these versions of Windows 10 by next month
Attention all Windows 10 users: Microsoft is ending support for version 21H1 on December 13th, so make sure your device has been updated to that. If you continue to use it after this date, you will remain vulnerable to security issues and other bugs, none of which will be fixed.
The change applies to all eight versions of Windows 10:
- Windows 10 Enterprise
- Multisession Windows 10 Enterprise
- Windows 10 Education
- Windows 10 IoT Enterprise
- Windows 10 Home
- Windows 10 Pro
- Windows 10 Professional Education
- Windows 10 Pro for Workstations
The 21H1 update began in May 2021, meaning it will only be supported for 19 months. But this is standard practice for Windows 10 updates, and it’s not hard to install a newer version.
Many people will have automatic updates turned on, but manually checking is just as easy. Just go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and click Check for Updates.
After a few seconds, a newer version should appear and prompt you to download it. Just make sure it’s based on version 21H2 or 22H2 and you’re good to go.
Interestingly, the older version 20H2 (Late 2020) will continue to be supported until May 2023, but you shouldn’t install it over something newer.
But if you are using an earlier version such as 2004 (Early 2020) or 1909 (Late 2019), you need to update immediately. None of them have been supported by Microsoft for some time, so their continued use poses a serious security risk. See the full list of Windows 10 end dates on the Microsoft website.
Don’t know which version is installed on your device? Just go to Settings > System > About and see what it says next to “Version” in the “Windows Specifications” section.
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Of course, Microsoft would prefer that you upgrade to Windows 11, which is free and available for most Windows 10 devices. But there are several reasons why you might not have made the switch yet, most notably the fact that at least one version of Windows 10 will be supported until October 14, 2025.
The version of this article was originally published in German on our sister site PC-Welt.
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