![]() ![]() October 2025 is a long way off – for consumers at least, who don’t need to plan ahead nearly as much as businesses – so why is Microsoft trying to induce this feeling of, well, maybe not panic, but something along those lines to attempt to get folks to upgrade sooner rather than later?Īgain, give us the carrot, not the stick. Is there really any rush to upgrade to Windows 11? Frankly, no, there isn’t. (Following suffering through those many triple-screen nags on boot, before the desktop appears, which have been a standing feature for a while in Windows 10). On top of, I might add, a new pop-up I saw at the weekend, which appeared from my Windows 10 taskbar, and urged me to upgrade to Windows 11. And this further recommendation, this fresh shout of ‘encouragement’, feels like Microsoft is wielding that stick again. It felt like the announcement of no more features for Windows 10 was simply a stick to get people upgrading – rather than using the carrot of making Windows 11 better here, there, and everywhere, so the desire to upgrade would come naturally. (Image credit: Microsoft, Shutterstock) Sticky situation At least for this year, and a final 23H2 update to give Windows 10 users something to look forward to on the functionality front. While I wouldn’t expect Microsoft to be revamping anything major in Windows 10 at this point in its lifespan – of course, the focus is now on Windows 11 – it’d still be nice to have some minor feature improvements to be getting on with. ![]() Despite how Microsoft appears to be presenting the need to upgrade as something of a matter of urgency.įor starters, it feels unfair to pull the rug on feature updates at this point, with still well over two years to go for Windows 10. ![]() Of course, I won’t be upgrading to Windows 11 not yet anyway. Everyone is being ‘highly encouraged’ to upgrade to Windows 11, and I’m not happy about it. In this, Microsoft states: “We highly encourage you to transition to Windows 11 now as there won’t be any additional Windows 10 feature updates.” However, what is new with this blog post, which has been penned by Microsoft as a Windows client roadmap update that “helps consumers and organizations with planning” for the future of their OS, is a recommendation section. Upgrading to Windows 11 is relatively straightforward, but - like me - not everybody wants to.
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