Microsoft is as soon as once more growing the stress on Windows 10 customers to lastly improve to Windows 11. Windows Latest reports that Microsoft is now exhibiting some Windows 10 customers a full-screen commercial for Windows 11. This seems to be the case everytime you set up an optionally available replace from January 2024 on their Windows 10 PCs.

Microsoft goes all out right here. You’re not introduced with a small pop-up; the advert for Windows 11 improve covers your entire display screen and, on high of that, there are a number of sliders to click on by way of. According to Windows Latest, there are a complete of 4 slides that customers have to click on by way of in the event that they need to keep on Windows 10 (a state of affairs we’ve witnessed ourselves). On the slides, Microsoft tries to make some great benefits of Windows 11 palatable with out stating the potential issues of an improve, for instance as a result of incompatible {hardware}.

There are two buttons on the backside proper of the slider: One to say no the improve and one highlighted in coloration to obtain Windows 11 within the background. Microsoft is attempting to lure customers with the promise that they are going to be capable of return to Windows 10 for as much as ten days after upgrading to Windows 11. In addition, all current information can be retained in the course of the improve.

Microsoft has an excellent cause to promote Windows 11 so closely. According to Statcounter, 66.45 % of all Windows computer systems analyzed by the corporate had Windows 10 put in and solely 27.82 % have been operating Windows 11.

Back in February 2023 and May 2023, Microsoft urged Windows 10 customers to improve to Windows 11 with a nag display screen, which was additionally a full-screen commercial on the time.

The finish of assist for Windows 10 looms

Microsoft will present updates for Windows 10 for the final time on October 14, 2025. After that, it’s principally over – until you are ready to pay for additional safety updates. Microsoft will present paid updates for Windows 10 after October 2025 as a part of the “Extended Security Updates,” and the provide will lengthen to customers as properly. This ought to let you use Windows 10 securely till 2028.

This article was translated from German to English and initially appeared on pcwelt.de.