As many have expected, May 9 is the date Microsoft announced to issue the final updates for the original debut edition of Windows 10 which was launched back in 2015.
A couple of months back, Microsoft had extended their support for Windows 10 version 1507—Microsoft labels the feature upgrades by year and month—from March to May. The Computerworld has anticipated May 9 as the end-of-support because that is the date of the month’s Patch Tuesday.
Stopping support for the Windows 10 editions, Microsoft has released the fourth on Tuesday—is an important part of MIcrosoft’s software-as-a-service model. The company has pledged to support an individual edition, like 1507, not for 10 years, as a policy required for, like, Windows 8.1 or 7, but only for like 18 months or so. This killing of the original version ensures that Microsoft would not need to update security patches and fix bugs for an increasing number of versions.
The Windows 10 1507 was supported for a span of 21 months since it was launched to the May 9th of this year. One of the reasons why it lasted longer than Microsoft’s stated norm is because the firm has just issued one feature upgrade—v. 1607—in 2016.
The next Windows 10 edition, v. 1511, could be purged from support as soon as early October. That’s because Microsoft has committed to simultaneously supporting just two Current Branch for Business (CBB) builds.
Under that policy, N+1 version 1607 (released in August 2016), N would be 1511 and N+2 1703 (this month’s feature upgrade). The version 1703 will be likely promoted to the CBB in four months or August.
