Microsoft Defender also continues to update. 🍋

After the latest Patch Tuesday update was released, Windows 10 has now officially reached the end of support. This means that from now on, Microsoft will no longer send feature updates or security patches to Windows 10, except for people who subscribe to Extended Security Update (ESU), an extended security update service.

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But even if it loses its core support, Microsoft has not dropped Windows 10 users, because the company has announced that Microsoft Defender will continue to be updated. "As far as possible," the system will continue to update its database, detect new viruses, and improve its threat protection capabilities. Only if there are new features that rely on system components that are not available in Windows 10, it will not work fully.

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For those who use Windows 10 without a Defender on Microsoft systems, it's also kind to send security database updates to the Microsoft Defender Antivirus program (which comes with the machine anyway), continuing through October 2028. Although it helps to some extent, Microsoft reiterates that Antivirus alone is not enough without an enterprise threat detection and response system to help.

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As for the advice from Microsoft, it is best to upgrade to Windows 11. If you still need to use Windows 10, please join the ESU program at least to update the security patches needed, especially in organizations with continuous use. If you use Windows 10 to connect to Windows 11 Cloud PC through Windows 365, you will also get free ESU without pay.

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Source: Neowin

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