Regulation works again - if you run Windows 10 in Europe, you will keep receiving extended security updates for free. No need to enable Windows Backup or jump through hoops. October 2025 isn't the end.

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Microsoft forced to make Windows 10 extended security updates truly free in Europe

You won’t have to enable Windows Backup to get extended Windows 10 security updates in the European Economic Area.

^{Tom Warren (The Verge)}