With a reminder, Microsoft has once again informed its customers that some versions of Windows 10, including 20H2 and 1909, are approaching their end of support (EOS).
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In a support document, Microsoft stated that Windows 10 20H2 (also known as the October 2020 Update) will arrive on EOS on May 10, 2022.
This announcement applies to Windows 10 Home, Pro, Pro Education , and Pro for Workstations. It's also worth noting that Enterprise, Education , and IoT Enterprise will arrive on EOS on May 9, 2023.
In a separate announcement, the company added that the Enterprise, Education, and IoT Enterprise editions of Windows 10 1909 will also reach end of support on May 10, 2022 (Windows 10 1909 Home, Pro, Pro Education, and Pro for Workstations reached EOS May 2021).
“These versions will no longer receive security updates after May 10, 2022. Customers who contact Microsoft Support after this date will be prompted to update their device to the latest version of Windows 10 to continue being supported,” Microsoft explained.
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Until these Windows 10 1909 and 20H2 versions reach EOS, Windows Update will push feature updates to consumer devices and unmanaged business devices that are reaching end of support.
This way, Microsoft ensures that these systems remain supported and receive critical monthly updates, security patches, and improvements. When the feature update is released, customers will be able to choose a convenient restart time to complete the update.
More information about end of service dates for supported versions of Windows 10 is available in the Windows Lifecycle FAQ , the Windows 10 Servicing FAQ , and through the Microsoft Lifecycle Policy search tool .
The company is also providing customers with a complete list of all products for which support is ending or will be retired in 2022.
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If you are running a version of Windows 10 that is approaching EoS and you are not offered an automatic update, you will need to check manually via the Windows Update dialog.
Windows 11 21H2 also entered general deployment on January 27th and is now available to all customers with an eligible device via Windows Update.
