Last Day for Windows 10 – Are Your Clients Ready?
Axel Svegerud • As of October 15, 2025, Microsoft officially ends support for Windows 10. In this article, we explore what that means, why Microsoft is making this change, and how you can use vScope’s inventory and prebuilt insights to stay ahead.
October 15 marks the end of an era for Windows 10. In this post, we’ll explain what it means for those responsible for IT environments or client management – the risks involved, and how you can use vScope to maintain control during the transition.
What’s happening?
As of October 15, 2025, Microsoft officially ends support for Windows 10. (Microsoft: Windows 10 Support Ends on October 14) This means no more security updates, bug fixes, or technical support for the operating system. For anyone managing an organization’s client environment, this date marks a critical milestone — the last opportunity to ensure all clients are updated or that there’s a clear plan for managing devices going forward.
Why is Microsoft making this change?
Microsoft follows a clear lifecycle policy for its Windows releases, where each version is supported for a limited time. Windows 10 has reached its “end-of-life” and will gradually be phased out in favor of a more modern platform — Windows 11. With Windows 11, Microsoft is focusing on stronger security, a more modern interface, and improved performance. By ending support for Windows 10, Microsoft can focus resources on developing new functionality and enhancing the security of its newer operating systems.
What does this mean for organizations – and what if you don’t act?
You might think there’s still plenty of time, or that it’s not a top priority yet. However, choosing not to migrate from Windows 10 comes with serious risks:
- No security patching – After end-of-life, newly discovered vulnerabilities will no longer be fixed. Systems running Windows 10 will gradually become more exposed to attacks.
- Compliance and regulatory risks – Many frameworks and standards (such as ISO or NIS2) require actively maintained and supported systems. Running unsupported software may put your organization out of compliance.
- Support and compatibility issues – Software vendors and hardware manufacturers will gradually drop support for Windows 10. Drivers and applications may stop working or develop bugs without fixes available.
- Extra costs via ESU – Microsoft offers an Extended Security Updates (ESU) program as a temporary option to buy extended coverage after October 14, 2025. (Microsoft: Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10) However, this comes with additional per-device licensing costs and is not a sustainable long-term strategy.
- Trust and risk exposure – Organizations running critical systems on unsupported operating systems risk losing trust from management, customers, or auditors.
It’s important to note: after October 14, Windows 10 will still run on your devices — but without any guarantee of security or support.
How vScope simplifies your transition
With vScope, you get a central platform to organize, analyze, and monitor your entire client environment — before, during, and after migration. Powered by industry-leading IT discovery, vScope keeps your documentation automatically up to date and easy to share across teams.
Beyond what we call your asset inventory, vScope also provides ready-made documentation and analyzes to help you track your Windows 10 migration progress. Examples include:
- Windows 10 Clients → see which devices are still running Windows 10
- TPM Devices Overview → verify that your devices meet the hardware requirements for Windows 11
- End-of-life: Operating System → identify OS versions approaching or past their end-of-life date
Of course, you can also create your own documentation, alerts, and analyses, or customize the built-in reports to fit your organization’s needs.
Want to see how vScope can help your organization identify, track, and document Windows 10 clients ahead of the migration? Get in touch →
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