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Microsoft stopped selling Windows 10 product key/license: recommend users to upgrade Windows 11

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Microsoft officially stopped selling Windows 10 product keys/licenses on February 1, users can continue to download the ISO image of Windows 10.

Microsoft says January 31, 2023 will be the last day of sales for Windows 10 digital downloads. Windows 10 will continue to support security updates through October 14, 2025 to help protect your computer from viruses, spyware, and other malware.

The users can also purchase stock licenses for Windows 10 from third-party stores, while Microsoft will officially offer only digital sales channels for Windows 11.

Microsoft has now put most of its Windows development efforts into updates for Windows 11 and subsequent Windows releases, with Windows 10 currently getting only a few minor patch updates and nothing significant in the 22H2 major release update.

Last May, Microsoft announced that Windows 11 was ready for widespread deployment. At the same time, Microsoft has been persuading Windows 10 21H1 users to upgrade to Windows 11 for the version that is coming out of service, and there is even a Windows 11 recommendation option in the Windows Out-of-the-Box Experience (OOBE) screen for Windows 10 22H2.

According to the documentation, Microsoft will not remove the installation media (.ISO) files or the media creation tools planned for all versions of Windows 10, including Home and Professional editions.

Users can also purchase a Windows 11 license and downgrade their copy to a Windows 10 system using an ISO image. Downgrading from Windows 11 to Windows 10 is still possible, and Microsoft will automatically activate the Windows 10 license.

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