Microsoft has just played its joker card twice in a week, forcing upgrades on millions of Windows PC owners. This will raise serious alarm bells for hundreds of million of users who may now need to upgrade their PCs with no alternative options.

Microsoft will end support for Microsoft 365 for Windows 10 this October, so you'll need to buy a new Windows 11 PC.

A Microsoft blog post has been written about the free Windows 11 upgradeIt mentions that the upgrade is for a ‘limited time only’This could be read as a hint that Microsoft will drop the free offer when Windows 10 expires later this year In an interesting turn of events,

With the end-of-support for Windows 10 in October 2025, Microsoft hopes to see a big wave of upgrades to AI-powered Windows 11 machines.

A blog post claiming that the free upgrade to Windows 11 was for a "limited time only" appears to have been a mistake.

Windows 10 isn't the only Microsoft product that is due to lose support this coming October. In a blog post published Wednesday, the software giant said Microsoft 365 apps (aka Office) will no longer be supported in Windows 10 after Oct. 14, 2025. To continue using Microsoft 365 or Office, the company urges users to upgrade to Windows 11.

Microsoft says an earlier blog post contained inaccurate information about changes to the Windows 11 upgrade path.

Although Microsoft is allowing people to keep using Windows 10 for another year, it won't be supporting Microsoft 365 apps during that time. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Microsoft is officially calling it quits on Windows 10 in 2025, and it's ending support for Office apps on the OS — but not entirely.