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Microsoft: new OS to be the successor to Windows 10 in 2025
Microsoft says it will stop supporting Windows 10 in 2025, and its successor will represent one of the "most significant updates" to the OS in the past decade.
According to BBC, when Windows 10 was launched, Microsoft said it was intended to be the final version of the operating system.
But from 14 October 2025, there will be no new updates or security fixes for either the Home or Pro versions.
BBC reported, citing Microsoft, its successor will represent one of the "most significant updates" to the OS in the past decade.
Windows 10 was released in July 2015 and dubbed "Windows as a service", which meant the software was gradually updated at no extra charge, rather than the company releasing a new version of its OS every few years.
At the time, chief executive Satya Nadella said it marked a "new era" for personal computing.
Developer evangelist and Microsoft employee Jerry Nixon went further, describing it as "the last version of Windows".
Mr Nadella and chief product officer Panos Panay will launch the new OS at a virtual event on 24 June, with Microsoft now facing stiff competition not just from Apple but also from Google.
Source: BBC
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