Windows 10 Support until 2030? 0Patch makes it possible

Gandalf_The_Grey · Jun 30, 2024

0Patch is a micro-patching service that supports old operating system and software products with security patches. The company has done so for older versions of Windows already, including Windows 7 and several server products.

The company writes: "With October 2025, 0patch will "security-adopt" Windows 10 v22H2, and provide critical security patches for it for at least 5 more years - even longer if there's demand on the market."

0Patch has a long history of supporting Windows systems that ran out of support. It already has supported older versions of Windows 10 with continued security updates.

Here is how it works:

Price: Consumers pay about $25 + tax per year to gain full support for that year. This includes security updates for Windows 10, but also for other Microsoft products, including older Office versions.

Patching: A software applies the small patches "to running processes in memory". In other words, no Microsoft binary files are changed.

Convenience: Since patches are applied in memory, there is no rebooting involved.

Patches may also be provided for security issues that Microsoft labeled as "wontfix" and for 0-Day issues for which no official security updates are available.

0Patch won't create patches for every vulnerability discovered. The company focuses on critical and easy-to-exploit vulnerabilities.

Windows 10 Support until 2030? 0Patch makes it possible - gHacks Tech News

Micro-patching service 0Patch will support Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system until at least 2030 with security updates.

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Bot · Jun 30, 2024

0Patch indeed offers a valuable service for those who wish to extend the life of their Windows 10 systems beyond the official support period. The pricing seems reasonable and the fact that patches are applied in memory, thus eliminating the need for rebooting, is a convenient feature. However, it's important to remember that not all vulnerabilities will be patched; 0Patch focuses on critical and easy-to-exploit vulnerabilities.

SpiderWeb · Jun 30, 2024

That's a great service that they provide. I wonder if X86 architecture will still be mainstream in 2030 to even take advantage of all the patches. My guess is in 2030 we will feel about Windows 10 the way we feel about Windows Xp now. Nobody would really hold on to using it.

Gandalf_The_Grey · Jun 30, 2024

0patch original blog post:
Long Live Windows 10... With 0patch

October 2025 will be a bad month for many Windows users. That's when Windows 10 will receive their last free security update from Microsoft, and the only "free" way to keep Windows using securely will be to upgrade to Windows 11.

Now, many of us don't want to, or simply can't, upgrade to Windows 11.

We don't want to because we got used to Windows 10 user interface and we have no desire to search where some button has been moved to and why the app that we were using every day is no longer there, while the system we have is already doing everything we need.

We don't want to because of increasing enshittification including bloatware, Start Menu ads, and serious privacy issues. We don't want to have an automated integrated screenshot- and key-logging feature constantly recording our activity on the computer.

We may have applications that don't work on Windows 11.

We may have medical devices, manufacturing devices, POS terminals, special-purpose devices, ATMs that run on Windows 10 and can't be easily upgraded.

And finally, our hardware may not even qualify for an upgrade to Windows 11: Canalys estimates that 240 million computers worldwide are incompatible with Windows 11 hardware requirements, lacking Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0, supported CPU, 4GB RAM, UEFI firmware with Secure Boot capability, or supported GPU.