Consumer Reports Slams Microsoft's Windows 10 Update Deadline

Consumer Reports is urging Microsoft to extend the October 14th deadline for free Windows 10 security updates, arguing that millions of users with incompatible hardware will be left vulnerable. With approximately 46.2% of global users still on Windows 10 (August 2025 data) and an estimated 200-400 million PCs unable to upgrade to Windows 11, Consumer Reports calls Microsoft's policy hypocritical. They criticize the $30 fee for a one-year extension and the company's tactics of pushing users towards Microsoft products. Both Consumer Reports and a Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) are petitioning for extended free support to prevent millions of perfectly functional computers from being discarded.