Windows 10’s end-of-support date isn’t a surprise anymore, and after Microsoft’s numerous hints at upgrading to Windows 11, Asus also shares a similar viewpoint. The renowned OEM recently published a post about the necessity of the Windows 11 upgrade and how Copilot PCs will play an important role in the coming years.
The support document, published on May 19 and spotted by Windows Latest today, starts off with the obvious note of Windows 10’s deprecation and how upgrading to the new OS can help you stay protected. The update window closes after October 14, 2025, and Microsoft will not release any feature or security updates after that.
Thereafter, the Asus support document describes the future of Windows, aka Copilot. Like always, it’s the same tone regarding the usefulness of AI in daily life and how you can accelerate your work with it. Generating images, summarising text, finding anything with Recall, and a few more quirks.
Asus already has a few products with NPU that meet the official requirement of Copilot+ PCs, and you can make an upgrade if you like.
However, projecting Copilot as the centerpiece of the OS doesn’t make any sense. Copilot+ PCs cover a minuscule share of the complete Windows 11 market share, and those who use the OS without it, including us, aren’t exactly suffering. A computer OS needs to function well in core tasks before focusing on additional features like AI integration.
Despite the huge push, Copilot remains a niche product. You can access Copilot via a browser, just like any other AI assistant. The only thing you’ll miss is local AI processing, which is limited to a few tricks as of now.
Asus has a full set of Copilot+ PCs that offer Intel, AMD, and Snapdragon chips with a capable NPU onboard. These PCs are efficient and offer decent performance, but lack graphical power and are costlier than a regular Windows 11 PC.
“If your current laptop isn’t up to snuff for Windows 11 or Copilot+, this is the perfect time to upgrade to a device that’s built for it,” Asus noted in a support document, recommending everyone to make the switch.
Asus also argues Windows 11 is not just an upgrade, but a “smart move” that Windows 10 users should not miss out on.
Asus added that Windows 11 has a more “intuitive design” than Windows 10, which, according to the OEM, includes features like “rounded corners.”
A costly affair, but you can keep using Windows 10. Don’t dump it
Asus, or any other OEMs’ Copilot+ PCs, cost a lot more than any entry/mid-level Windows 11 PC. You can still use Windows 11 comfortably with a regular non-AI PC, and even organizations would invest in the non-Copilot devices because they’re cheaper to implement.
Windows 10 PCs are also not really outdated as they work just fine, and in fact, they can run Windows 11 as smoothly as any Windows 11-certified PC.
Microsoft is quite stern with the $30 Extended Security Updates program, but the company has no plans to offer paid updates for Windows 10 users for two or more years. Right now, the extended security upgrade will only extend support by a year for the consumer edition.
After October 14, 2026, it won’t be possible to pay another $30 to keep receiving security updates.
For consumer edition users, there’s no other alternative than running Windows 11 with the help of bypass tricks or switching to Linux to keep their PC alive, for a few more years. The latter is a better option because we aren’t sure how long Microsoft will allow such hacks to work.
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