- Microsoft has said that Windows 11 will run out of support in October 2026
- This ends this alternative turn on Windows 11
- However, the owners of the portable surface computer were previously promised a longer support period for their devices
Microsoft has announced that it is dropping support for Windows 11 is in just over a year, leaving buyers of low -cost portable computers running this turn in its operating system in the shake, and admitting the defeat with this most recent initiative to face the Google Chromebooks.
If you are not familiar with Windows 11, it was designed as a (type of) light version of the desk operating system. It was pre -installed in affordable laptops that had a better price in the education sector, trying to take a piece of the cake dominated by Chromebooks (the edition of the students or the school apparently defended).
Windows Central reports that Microsoft announced through its Learn Portal that Windows 11 is being closed in October 2026.
The company said: “Microsoft will not launch an update of functions after Windows 11 SE, version 24h2. Support for Windows 11 se, including software updates, technical assistance and safety corrections, will end in October 2026. While your device will continue to function, we recommend the transition to a device that admits another edition of Windows 11 to guarantee continuous support and safety.”
Therefore, Windows 11 25h2 will not be provided at the end of this year on your device, if you have one: the 24h2 version is as far as you get, and all updates will stop flashing in just over a year.
Analysis: Silly completion for a student edition?
Microsoft has been trying to face Google Chromebooks for a long time, including efforts like Windows 10x, which failed and ended up being canned even before it arrives. Windows 11 left the most recent effort, which emerged at the end of 2021, and Microsoft exhibited it in its Surface Laptop SE. However, as we observed in our review of that machine, here was a problem: the performance level of the notebook was quite poor.
The simple truth about Windows 11 is that, although it was supposed to be an optimized operating system for low -cost devices, this variant of the desk operating system was still too difficult to handle. There was simply enough emphasis on cutting Windows 11, so it worked better.
In fact, much of the impulse of Windows 11 was about simplifying the computer experience for students, the interface, and blocking the system only in applications approved by administrator, in addition to cloud services, instead of simplifying the operating system, so it worked well in minor hardware. And let’s be honest, the latter was the full point, in reality, at least in terms of making affordable laptops to rival cheap chromebooks (which are very skilled, despite their low cost).
So, in general, it is not surprising to see Microsoft get this effort in this way. That is However, surprising is how the owners of the machines are Windows 11, such as the laptop surface se, they have now been left in the announcement that the support is being killed in a year.
As Neowin, who also collected this movement, he points out, the Surface portable computer has an end of service date (for firmware and controllers) of January 11, 2028. But with Microsoft now revealed that Windows 11 will not go beyond October 2026, that is reducing this support window (fungus not intentional) short per year.
Those who have a surface laptop, who thought they were good for a couple of years, have now said they will be a shorter year in support. If Microsoft promised support for this portable exhibition computer until 2028, why not extend the support for the dedicated operating system that also executes to that date? The people with a strong arm to move early seems right here.
It seems a strange decision to make, and one that will not attract Microsoft to some people. In fact, when it comes to Microsoft’s next great opportunity to face Chromebooks, if there is one, those in the education sector could remember what happened here and be less reliable in the new ideas of the software giant.
For those who have a laptop running Windows 11, and now they need to plan to change before that operating system, perhaps to a different flavor of Windows 11, this is possible, although somewhat problematic in some cases informed. Going through this Reddit thread, if you find problems in this effort, you may want to disable safe start in the laptop BIOS to obtain an installation in Windows 11 Home or Pro operation in a machine (you can turn on the function later, apparently).
