It may nonetheless be the preferred working system on the planet however Windows 10 is now not a part of Microsoft's future plans. The Redmond firm has simply made the shock affirmation that the newest launch of this software program, referred to as 22H2, would be the final and meaning it is unlikely that any new options or shiny upgrades will probably be coming to its hundreds of thousands of customers throughout the globe.

"The current version, 22H2, will be the final version of Windows 10," stated Microsoft's Jason Leznek in a put up on the US agency's weblog.

Although no new options look set to reach after this model of Windows, it is going to be supported till October 2025 which implies safety patches and bug fixes will probably be launched till that date.

That means customers will not be left in the dead of night or face assaults by cyber thieves however, regardless of assist persevering with, Microsoft is now urging customers to make the leap to Windows 11 as this newest software program will proceed to be upgraded regularly.

"We highly encourage you to transition to Windows 11 now as there won't be any additional Windows 10 feature updates," Leznek added.

That might sound pretty easy however there stays a significant challenge with switching to Windows 11 as many ageing PCs simply aren't compatible.

Firstly, the brand new OS wants a comparatively new processor to make it work after which there's the dreaded TPM 2.0 requirement.

TPM stands for Trusted Platform Module and is a safety characteristic constructed into {hardware} that you will discover on newer gadgets. Once once more, many older PCs merely haven't got a TPM put in and with out it, there isn't any likelihood of an replace.

Those desirous to replace additionally might have additional RAM with Microsoft confirming that PCs want no less than 4GB of this reminiscence to run the newest model of its software program and customers will want no less than 64GB of spare storage to put in it.

We know all good issues should come to an finish however Microsoft's choice to finish Windows 10 characteristic upgrades seems prefer it could possibly be pricey for some customers who might now have to make a journey to their native tech retailer to purchase a brand new PC.

HERE ARE THE FULL SPECS FOR RUNNING WINDOWS 11

Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or sooner with two or extra cores on a appropriate 64-bit processor or system on a chip (SoC).RAM: 4 gigabytes (GB) or larger.Storage: 64 GB or larger out there storage is required to put in Windows 11.Graphics card: Compatible with DirectX 12 or later, with a WDDM 2.0 driver.TPM: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) model 2.0.