Bug fixes and updates for Windows 10 will end on October 14 next year. It is also possible that consumers will be able to pay for support after this date, but prices have not been confirmed.
TPM 2.0 still causes problems
That's the message Microsoft is now sending to Windows 10 machines, even those that can't upgrade, so what should they do? It is not entirely clear beyond hardware upgrades.
Microsoft set surprisingly strict requirements (TPM 2.0) for the Windows 11 hardware and does not allow older Intel and AMD systems to upgrade. It turns out that there are ways to get around the lock, and it also turns out that Microsoft itself uses the tricks on its own hardware.
It's Redditor “Man_of_Microwaves” asking himself “Excuse me, but what the….” in a Reddit thread. For those of you who have followed Microsoft's constant calls to get people to upgrade, even those who don't have the supported hardware, this is not surprising, but if you don't actively follow this and then get told that you can't receive updates in the winter of next year, then such a reaction would be understandable.
Check out Microsoft for a complete list of supported Intel CPUs - see here for the AMD list.
These are Windows 11's requirements, per Microsoft: