Microsoft to offer consumers paid Windows 10 security updates for the first time

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Microsoft will allow consumers to pay for Extended Security Updates (ESU) for Windows 10 when support ends for the operating system in 2025. The software giant usually only offers paid security updates for organizations that need to keep running older versions but now plans to offer them to individuals for the first time through an annual subscription service instead of extending the end of support date for Windows 10. "While we strongly recommend moving to Windo...