You can no longer buy a Windows 10 license from Microsoft or from third-party retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, or Micro Center. However, you can still find older PCs for sale that run Windows 10.

Microsoft will sunset free support and security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. The company has put forth some basic recommendations in its Windows 11 transition guide: Back up your files, ...

Even if you're perfectly content with Windows 10, you'll soon need to switch to Windows 11 for security reasons. We compare the two operating systems so you know what to expect upon upgrading. I've ...