Microsoft support for Windows 10

Microsoft's withdrawal of Windows 10 support

October 2025

Microsoft are now sending users notifications that their support for Windows 10 will end in October 2025 (which is just over 10 years since its launch).

This means they will no longer create security or other patches for Windows 10. They stopped developing the operating system a good while ago.

This does not mean that a system running Windows 10 will suddenly stop working

However security issues could cause problems "at anytime" and new software and hardware (not just Microsoft's) may not support Windows 10. So for example a replacement printer may not work because there are no suitable drivers.

It is possible updates to software either from Microsoft or others will not work - it depends on the author/publisher.

Windows Update

Microsoft's update system within Windows 10 should already have made it clear whether your existing hardware can be used straight away or can be upgraded to run Windows 11. Unfortunately Microsoft have imposed various hardware requirements for Windows11 that mean some otherwise good hardware cant be used

SuperView

If you have a Windows 10 system running a version of SuperView it should continue to work in the short-medium term.

However we can not guarantee this as security issues not being patched can cause unexpected problems.  

We intend to continue to support SuperView25 on Windows 10 for as long as is practical but we can not give open ended promises relating to upgrades to SuperView25 and especially new versions of SuperView.

We suggest you consider upgrading to the latest version of SuperView (SuperView 25 XI) as soon as practical, that way if your Windows 10 system stops working you will be able to use that version of SuperView immediately on a replacement Windows 11 system. (Simply install and connect the dongle)

In the meantime we strongly recommend ensuring you have backups of all of your data in a form that can be loaded on to Windows 11 and you keep those current.

Windows 11

In many ways this is very similar to Windows 10 but there are various changes that are obvious to the user and others that are internal.