Again in April 2024, Microsoft revealed the pricing for the Prolonged Safety Updates (ESU) program for Home windows 10. Later within the yr on the finish of October, the corporate added data associated to quantity licensing pricing of the 5-by-5 activation technique. It acknowledged:

Replace 10.31.2024: On November 1, we are going to start providing the normal 5-by-5 Prolonged Safety Replace supply via the Quantity Licensing value checklist. The primary ESU will likely be out there in November 2025. We’ll share extra particulars on availability of the cloud-based Prolonged Safety Replace supply on our value checklist sooner or later.

This January, Microsoft additionally up to date the Home windows 10 Prolonged Safety Updates (ESU) documentation that it maintains on its Microsoft Study web site. Neowin observed this transformation whereas shopping.

The up to date documentation provides pricing particulars in addition to data associated to Home windows 365/Azure VD, minimal license buy necessities, and extra, within the FAQ part:

How a lot does ESU price?

Prolonged Safety Updates for Home windows 10 will be bought at present via the Microsoft Quantity Licensing Program, at $61 USD per machine for 12 months One.

The value doubles each consecutive yr, for a most of three years. ESU is accessible at no further price for Home windows 10 digital machines working in Home windows 365 or Azure Digital Desktop. Moreover, Home windows 10 endpoints connecting to Home windows 365 Cloud PCs will likely be entitled to the ESU for as much as three years, with an lively Home windows 365 subscription license.

Is there a minimal license buy requirement for Home windows 10 ESU?

The minimal license buy necessities for Home windows 10 ESU is one license.

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When will the ESU supply be out there for licensing?

Home windows 10 ESU will likely be out there in quantity licensing beginning about 12 months earlier than the top of assist date of Home windows 10, or late 2024.

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Will Home windows 10 PCs cease working with out the ESU providing?

Home windows 10 PCs will proceed to work, however we advocate prospects improve eligible PCs to Home windows 11 utilizing Home windows Autopatch, Microsoft Intune, or transition to a brand new Home windows 11 PC for the very best, most safe computing expertise. Prospects even have the choice emigrate to the cloud and subscribe to Home windows 365 to make Home windows 11 out there to customers on any machine with a Cloud PC. Starting October 14, 2025, Microsoft will now not present the next for variations of Home windows 10 that attain finish of assist on that date:

• Technical assist
• Characteristic updates or new options
• High quality updates (together with safety and reliability fixes)

Microsoft additionally provides an prolonged assist program for shoppers for $30. Thus customers and enterprises alike nonetheless have a while to resolve on easy methods to proceed.

The corporate definitely desires extra customers to replace and it lately pulled a “Home windows 11 free for a restricted time solely” trick to entice customers. Neowin additionally observed that Microsoft lately wiped any hint of the official CPU/TPM requirement bypass from its official web site, reinforcing its earlier stance.