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Windows 10 nearing the end of its service life - updates
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I get so paranoid about these things. I never know whether they're serious or not. I see this message on my icon bar today, saying Windows 10 won't be doing the usual upgrades you're asked to accept every so often, so you have to "download and install" to move up to a more recent version.

Is this a normal Windows thing?


 
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Easy answer Mar 12, 2021

Check Google under "windows 10 nearing end of service"

[Edited at 2021-03-12 14:38 GMT]


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@Jean Mar 12, 2021

Thanks, Jean. I did scout around a bit, but it just seemed strange to me. Still, they don't mention Nigerian air smashes, so I think it's legit.

 
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Seems fake Mar 12, 2021

Mervyn Henderson wrote:
I see this message on my icon bar today, saying Windows 10 won't be doing the usual upgrades you're asked to accept every so often, so you have to "download and install" to move up to a more recent version.


My Windows is still updating itself every now and then, by itself. I doubt if Microsoft would release a version of Windows that can't update itself.


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@Samuel Mar 12, 2021

Thanks, Samuel, but somewhere else I read that there isn't going to be a Windows 11. But, like yours, my Windows 10 occasionally updates.

 
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Check your PC for malware Mar 12, 2021

A couple of years ago I made a malware check with AdwCleaner. Perhaps your PC is infected and produces weird messages to download more malware or similar.

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Correction: I just received an identical notification too!! (Was: No such a message to me) Mar 12, 2021

>> I have finally adopted it just last year, and it seems to be updating regularly. Never received an end-of-life message.

Unfortunately, i just received the dreadful message too. It is actually appearing as a tooltip on the update notification in the lower notification bar on my screen.


[Edited at 2021-03-12 18:13 GMT]


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AdwCleaner Mar 12, 2021

Thanks Matthias and Luca, but I see that AdwCleaner is a product of the anti-malware device I have installed, which says it hasn't detected a single threat in the last month. Apart from one called TiLRevenge Level 10.

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True Mar 12, 2021

Mervyn Henderson wrote:

Thanks Matthias and Luca, but I see that AdwCleaner is a product of the anti-malware device I have installed, which says it hasn't detected a single threat in the last month. Apart from one called TiLRevenge Level 10.

[Edited at 2021-03-12 16:46 GMT]


Please see above - I just changed my post.


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In that case ... Mar 12, 2021

Mervyn Henderson wrote:
Apart from one called TiLRevenge Level 10.]

... you should call Bill Gates personally for immediate remedy: He will perfectly understand you because he (his products) was (were) affected not only once and by the very same malware.

[Bearbeitet am 2021-03-12 19:18 GMT]


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Some possibly related news Mar 13, 2021

Microsoft is currently investigating a potential leak from security groups to hackers.

FT. Article title: Microsoft investigating security groups for leaks to hackers

[Edited at 2021-03-13 04:35 GMT]


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Could be legit or a fake Mar 13, 2021

Is this a normal Windows thing?

Microsoft says:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/fake-windows-update-notification/cc87b07b-14bb-4a68-a0d4-e538b46491b9

If your Windows isn't outdated you should never get that message. Unfortunately you didn't state your version. In these days "Windows 10" is just a brand, the version numbers make an important distinction.

The most recent version number is "20H2", meaning 2020, 2nd half year. Version 21H1 will follow soon. No Windows 11 in the near future!
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/release-information


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1909 ... Mar 14, 2021

... is the version, thanks Rolf, and thanks, Mihai, too. This message appears in the system tray (another term I've learned, to the right of the task bar), so it does seem legit. The PC isn't even one year old, and nothing's pirated, so I suppose the message is fine.

According to your second link, my version is up on 11 May 2021, so they seem to be giving me a heads-up two months in advance.

[Edited at 2021-03-14 15:13 GMT]

[Edited at 2021-03-14 15:25 GMT]


 
Peressildur
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If you want access to the new developments and products of Windows 10, you need to buy Windows 10 keys or OEM keys.

 
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Peressildur wrote Jan 31, 2023

Peressildur wrote:

If you want access to the new developments and products of Windows 10, you need to buy Windows 10 keys or OEM keys.



You may also need a retail Windows 10 key or customer Windows activation key, which can be purchased separately. Before you purchase a Windows 10 key, make sure that you have the right system to install and that you get the necessary updates before you continue to use the system. I saw a Windows 10 OEM key reddit post, maybe it will help you with finding windows keys.


 
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