Microsoft ended support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. If your organization is still running Windows 10 — and most still are — you have three real choices. None of them are “do nothing.”

This page lays out the math honestly: what each path costs, what it gets you, and where the hidden traps are. Infradapt provides a free Windows 10 → Windows 11 readiness assessment for organizations in PA, NJ, and DE — no obligation, no sales pressure, and you keep the report whether you work with us or not.

The three options

Option 1 — Migrate to Windows 11 (the right answer for most organizations)

If your hardware supports it, this is the lowest total cost and the lowest risk. Windows 11 gets full security updates, full feature updates, and full vendor support through at least 2031.

The catch: Windows 11 has hard hardware requirements that disqualify a lot of equipment that still works fine on Windows 10:

• 64-bit CPU on Microsoft’s supported list (effectively Intel 8th-gen+ or AMD Ryzen 2000-series+, roughly 2018 and newer)
• TPM 2.0 (non-negotiable — this is the single biggest blocker)
• UEFI firmware with Secure Boot enabled
• 4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB realistic), 64 GB storage

For machines older than 2019, replacement is almost always cheaper than the engineer time to attempt an upgrade that may not stick.

Option 2 — Pay for Extended Security Updates (ESU)

Microsoft will sell you security patches for Windows 10 for up to three more years. The pricing is designed to push you off Windows 10 quickly:

ESU is cumulative. If you skip Year 1 and try to enroll in Year 2, you owe Year 1 too — there’s no catching up cheaply. Three full years of ESU = $427 per device, which is more than most replacement PCs cost.

ESU also doesn’t include feature updates, technical support, or anything beyond critical/important security patches. It buys you breathing room, not a destination.

Option 3 — Move to Windows 365 / Azure Virtual Desktop

Cloud PCs and Azure-hosted VMs running Windows 10 get ESU at no extra cost as part of an active subscription. For organizations already considering virtual desktops — frontline workers, regulated industries, BYOD scenarios — this can shift the math entirely.

This isn’t right for everyone. It changes how IT operates, depends on consistent network quality, and the per-user subscription cost has to be weighed against what you’d otherwise spend on hardware refresh.

What “do nothing” actually costs

Running an unsupported OS isn’t free. The bill arrives in three forms:

• Compliance. HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CJIS, and most cyber insurance policies treat unsupported operating systems as a control failure. One audit finding or one declined claim erases years of “savings.”
• Insurance. Cyber liability premiums climb sharply when your asset inventory shows unsupported endpoints, and several carriers will exclude coverage entirely for ransomware that originates on an out-of-support OS.
• Breach economics. Every Windows 10 vulnerability disclosed after October 2025 is a permanent vulnerability on unpatched machines. Attackers know exactly which CVEs work against which builds. The longer you wait, the larger the surface area.

How Infradapt does this

We’ve migrated thousands of endpoints across regulated and non-regulated organizations. Our process for a Windows 10 → Windows 11 transition is built to be predictable, not heroic:

1. Free readiness assessment. We inventory every Windows endpoint you own, classify each one as Win11-ready / ESU-candidate / replacement-required, and hand you a written report. That report is yours regardless of what you do next.
2. Fixed-fee migration plan. No T&M, no surprise change orders. You see the total before you commit.
3. Hardware-as-a-service option. If capex is the blocker, we have a monthly subscription model that bundles the hardware, software, deployment, and ongoing support into one predictable invoice.
4. Vendor-independent. We don’t push a single PC manufacturer or software stack. The recommendation reflects what fits your environment, not what we resell.

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📞 Lehigh Valley: 484-546-2000   |   Philadelphia: 215-525-7000

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