Microsoft unexpectedly decided to reopen Windows 10 beta testing in order to try out new features and improvements. Despite the stated October 14, 2025, end-of-support date, Microsoft plans to release more upgrades to improve the user experience. This choice is essential to live feature development, which allows Windows Insiders on Windows 10 to preview future updates, as the Windows Insider team noted in a blog post.

Microsoft has before declared that it would no longer be releasing major updates for Windows 10. However, it took a different approach toward the end of the previous year in an effort to help Windows customers get the most out of their computers. One of these improvements is AI Copilot, which was first compatible with Windows 11 but is now compatible with Windows 10. Although the things that Microsoft will test next are yet unknown, interested parties can register for the beta channel to get these updates ahead of other users.

Microsoft will begin to deliver paid security updates to customers for the first time ever when the OS reaches its end-of-support date. After that, companies have to pay $61 a device annually for patches and support services in order to avoid paying twice for the same services. Microsoft is undoubtedly preparing, even after support, even though consumer price for fixing security flaws hasn’t been made public yet.

However, despite the fact that many PCs do not fulfill Windows 11’s stringent hardware requirements, the upgrade push goes on. It is noteworthy to add that, having about one-third of all installs worldwide, Windows 10 continues to rule the world’s cutting-edge computers. Since its release in 2015, it has surpassed all other operating systems in market share, with 68%.