Windows 10 retiring Oct 2026

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Google Offers Free PC Upgrade For 500 Million Windows Users

Contributed by Zak Doffman. 7 Apr 2026.

[ED: While the ChromeOS Flex “upgrade” is free, the USB kit is not.]

 

“You can transform your aging, unsupported laptop into a fast, secure, and sustainable machine for free,” Google says. The offer is to “upgrade” your PC to ChromeOS Flex. “Refresh the devices that you already own at no cost with a modern, cloud-based operating system that’s secure and easy to manage.”

 

Google says Microsoft’s decision to end-of-life Windows 10 last October “left many people with a difficult decision: spend hundreds on a new device, or continue using an insecure, outdated one.” Windows 11’s infamously slow take-up meant more Windows users on a retired OS than ever before.

 

Microsoft continues to offer a free extended support update (ESU) program for any Windows 10 user, albeit that only runs to October this year. After that you’re out of support, unless you work for an organization with an enterprise plan in place.

 

Read more:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2026/04/07/google-offers-free-pc-upgrade-for-500-million-windows-users/

 

Edited 9 hours ago by ➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone