https://www.elevenforum.com/t/windows-1 ... er-5.1142/Microsoft wrote:Today, we are thrilled to announce Windows 11 will start to become available on October 5, 2021. On this day, the free upgrade to Windows 11 will begin rolling out to eligible Windows 10 PCs and PCs that come pre-loaded with Windows 11 will start to become available for purchase.
It will be a free upgrade for Windows 10, but the new higher hardware requirements for Windows 11 mean that not all Windows 10 PCs can be upgraded. Only PCs built in 2018 or later stand any chance of seeing it offered as an upgrade in Windows Update. Minimum requirements are: Secure boot, TPM 2.0, a UEFI GPT install, 4GB RAM, and a supported processor (for Intel that means an 8th gen or newer processor).
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows ... ificationsMicrosoft wrote:These are the minimum system requirements for installing Windows 11 on a PC...if your device is already running Windows 10, you can use the PC Health Check app to assess compatibility.
For unsupported PCs don't worry, Windows 10 will remain fully supported with cumulative updates and feature updates until 14th October 2025. In fact a W10 21H2 feature update is due to be released shortly.
https://www.howtogeek.com/741245/dont-p ... ntil-2025/How-To Geek wrote:Microsoft has set the end date of Windows 10 support to October 14, 2025....
And finally: no - Microsoft never officially said that Windows 10 would be the last Windows ever. That was an off-the-cuff remark at the Ignite conference in 2015 that got picked up by the press and got blown up out of all proportion....
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3622190 ... ndows.htmlAccording to the transcript of the session, Nixon’s comment was more of a throwaway line, one that he literally referred to as a segue...
. ...But give Nixon a break, too: He made an enthusiastic, throwaway comment that ended up being understood as company policy.