Windows 10: Es posible que tenga cinco años más de soporte.

Windows 10: You may have five more years of support.
Windows 10 is approaching its imminent end, which means that users of this operating system will lose support. Although many will make the jump to Windows 11, others are analyzing alternatives to receive security updates. While Microsoft outlines the strategy for the latter, a company announced that it will provide support for Windows 10 for up to five years.
0patch, a company dedicated to offering micropatches to resolve vulnerabilities, confirmed that it will offer security updates for Windows 10 starting in October 2025. The company promised support for five years, although it could extend it longer if market demand justifies it.
With 0patch, you will receive security "micropatches" for critical vulnerabilities that are likely to be exploited and discovered after October 14, 2025," the company mentioned on its blog. "These patches will be very small and will be applied to running processes in memory without modifying a single byte of the original Microsoft binaries.
The company will also offer updates for zero-day vulnerabilities and others that manufacturers have not decided to resolve for some reason. Although 0patch focuses on operating system updates, it will also provide patches for popular applications such as Adobe Reader, 7-Zip, WinRar, Zoom, Dropbox, and the Java environment, to name a few. These will not be exclusive to Windows 10, but also for users of Windows 11 and other vulnerable operating systems.
0patch uses a different process than common Windows updates. Micropatches do not modify the file system executables, but rather the running processes. When a patch is downloaded from the server, it is enabled instantly and there is no need to restart applications or the operating system.
The company uses a client installed on the computer - 0patch agent - that communicates with the server to download and manage updates. Users can manually disable patches, and the option is provided to exclude some applications from the patch. As expected, client communication with the server requires a user account.
Support for Windows 10 will be priced at 25 euros per year on each computer. Unlike Microsoft, 0patch will offer updates for the end consumer, although businesses can get them too. The cost supports annual updates for the operating system and other vulnerable applications.
It is worth mentioning that 0patch already has experience in Windows versions that lose support. The company "adopted" the security of Windows 7 after its lifespan, as did Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Office 2010 and 2013, as well as outdated versions of Windows 10.
What will happen to Windows 10 after 2025
Windows 10 will lose official support starting October 14, 2025. This means that we will no longer receive security updates, unless we pay for the ESU program. If you have a computer with this operating system, it will be vulnerable to an attack, so the only alternative will be to migrate or disconnect from the internet.
According to 0patch, the first critical vulnerability for Windows 10 could arrive within the first month. The figure would increase gradually as happened with Windows 7, which to date has more than 70 critical vulnerabilities unpatched since it lost support in 2020.