Yusuf Mehdi, Executive Vice President and Consumer Chief Marketing Officer at Microsoft, confirmed at CES that Windows 10 will reach its end of life in October 2025 as initially planned, as reported by Windows Latest. Users can purchase extended security updates for an additional year, but Microsoft is otherwise encouraging migration to Windows 11.

Just a few days ago, security researchers warned hundreds of millions of Windows users they’re at risk from a “ dangerous security fiasco .” Microsoft has now confirmed the same, proclaiming 2025 “the year of the Windows 11 PC refresh.” And for 400 million users in particular, that means hitting the stores before it’s too late.

At the beginning of 2023, Microsoft announced its plans to cut 10,000 jobs before the end of FY23 Q3, which would be approximately 5% of the company's workforce. Now, the tech giant has announced performance-based job cuts across its departments, including the company's security division. While speaking to CNBC, a Microsoft spokesman indicated:

Microsoft plans to make a new round of layoffs across the company, impacting employees whose performance has been deemed to fall short of its standards.