{"id":991195,"date":"2025-03-26T13:06:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T13:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/binaryms.co.uk\/?p=991195"},"modified":"2025-03-26T13:18:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T13:18:37","slug":"windows-10-end-of-life-what-do-you-need-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/binaryms.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/windows-10-end-of-life-what-do-you-need-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 End Of Life &#8211; What do you need to do?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"991195\" class=\"elementor elementor-991195\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a09389 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a09389\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-523d815\" data-id=\"523d815\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-9b91692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b91692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Windows 10 has been the backbone of businesses and personal computing since its release in July 2015. Even as of February 2025, Windows 10 still holds a significant market share, with over 58% of Windows users relying on it. However, as we approach the end of this year, a major shift is coming\u2014Windows 10 will officially reach its end of life in October 2025.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf0f657 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf0f657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does end of life mean?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-76d8e47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76d8e47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When software or an operating system reaches its end of life, it means that the developers and suppliers have designated the product as outdated and will no longer support it.<\/p>\n<p>For Windows 10 users, this means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No more security updates or patches.<\/li>\n<li>No new features or improvements.<\/li>\n<li>Increased vulnerability to security threats, malware, and cyberattacks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Without ongoing security updates, unpatched vulnerabilities could leave your systems exposed to serious security risks. This makes transitioning away from Windows 10 an essential step to maintaining security and compliance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4f18c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d4f18c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What do you need to do?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-3154515 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3154515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are already a customer:<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no need to worry, one of our team members will be in touch to make sure that you have a plan in place for decommissioning old machines and ensuring compliance with the new standards.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not yet a customer:<\/p>\n<p>If your business is still using Windows 10 and you\u2019re concerned about security, now is the time to take action. We can help you with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Upgrading to a supported version of Windows.<\/li>\n<li>Implementing a reliable backup and disaster recovery strategy.<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring your business remains secure and compliant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f93ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4f93ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Next Steps<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-6a88908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a88908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To learn more about how we can assist you in preparing for Windows 10\u2019s end of life, book a call with our sales team or visit our service page to explore the solutions we offer. Don\u2019t wait until vulnerabilities become a problem\u2014act now to protect your business from potential security threats.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-c5a80ac elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c5a80ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/binaryms.co.uk\/index.php\/solutions\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Sales<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A vulnerability has been identified and reported within the Veeam platform, identification for this is CVE-2024-40711. It has been classified as critical. Reported by Florian Hauser with Code White Gmbh the vulnerability is currently under active exploitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":991199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[24,25,28],"class_list":["post-991195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-it","tag-cybersecurity","tag-development","tag-it"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/binaryms.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/binaryms.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/binaryms.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/binaryms.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/binaryms.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=991195"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/binaryms.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":991202,"href":"https:\/\/binaryms.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991195\/revisions\/991202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/binaryms.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/991199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/binaryms.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=991195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/binaryms.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=991195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/binaryms.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=991195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}