CalPIRG: Tell Microsoft – Don’t Precipitate A Massive Surge Of Electronic Waste

Update: After October 14, 2025, Windows 10 will stop receiving free security updates, but you can enroll in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program to get updates until October 13, 2026, by synchronizing settings with OneDrive, redeeming Microsoft Rewards points, or making a payment. 

If the company had followed through with its plans to end support and security updates for Windows 10, as many as 400 million otherwise-working computers would have been marked for disposal overnight. 53% of PCs still use Windows 10, and up to 40% of them can’t upgrade to Windows 11 due to hardware limitations. This means that hundreds of millions of PCs may soon add to the piles of electronic waste already in landfills. Microsoft can opted to delay this problem. Tell Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to keep working computers working by extending free support for Windows 10. Act HERE.