Microsoft today extended the support lifespan of Windows 10 Enterprise 1709 and Windows 10 Education 1709 by six months, pushing their retirements to Oct.
13.
The original end-of-support date had been fixed as April 14.Microsoft cited the COVID-19 pandemic's impact, which in just the United States has ranged from massive business closings and multi-county lockdowns to a broad movement of companies telling white-collar employees to work from home.
By midday March 19, 171 deaths in the United States had been attributed to the virus.
Globally, deaths approached 10,000.