No More Free Patches
Since October 2025, newly found Windows 10 security holes stay open on your machine unless you pay for temporary extended updates.
Free Tool · Windows 11 Readiness Check
Windows 10 support has ended. What’s your move?
Since October 2025, Windows 10 no longer receives free security updates, which quietly turns every Windows 10 computer into a growing risk. Three quick questions tell you where you stand: upgrade, a smart refresh, or replacement, with an honest recommendation either way.
⏱ 30-Second Check
🧭 Honest Advice
🔒 Private & Free
★ By Orca IT
Windows 10 free security updates ended October 2025 · unsupported systems accumulate risk every month
The Situation
What the end of Windows 10 actually means
No drama, just the facts that should shape your decision, in plain language.
The Windows 11 Gate
Windows 11 requires TPM 2.0 and a supported processor. Roughly speaking: recent computers pass, older ones often do not.
When Upgrading Wins
If your hardware qualifies, the upgrade is free from Microsoft, and done properly it keeps your files and programs intact.
The Smart Middle Path
Some machines just miss the cut or feel slow. An SSD and memory refresh, or a targeted part swap, can be the best value move.
When Replacement Wins
Old, slow and ineligible means new money in old hardware. We help you buy right, then move everything over.
Businesses, Take Note
Unsupported systems are a security finding, a compliance problem and increasingly an insurance question. Fleets need a plan.
Done Properly
The move matters as much as the choice
Upgrades and replacements go wrong in the same few ways. Here is what doing it right looks like.
Compatibility verified first
We confirm TPM, processor and driver support before touching anything, so there are no half-upgraded surprises.
Backed up before anything
A full backup comes first, every time. Then the upgrade holds no fear.
Files, programs and settings intact
A proper upgrade or migration lands you at a desktop that feels like yours, not a blank slate.
The slow fixed while we are in there
If the machine crawls, an SSD and memory refresh during the transition is the cheapest speed you will ever buy.
Old machines retired safely
Replaced computers get securely wiped, with the data destroyed, and responsibly recycled. We handle that too.
Whole fleets, scheduled sanely
For businesses we stage the rollout, so nobody loses a workday and nothing critical breaks.
How It Works
From end-of-life to sorted
01
Check
Answer the three questions above for your instant recommendation.
02
Verify
We confirm your exact hardware free, no guessing.
03
Move
Upgrade, refresh or new machine, with your files and programs handled carefully.
04
Retire
Old hardware securely wiped and recycled. Nothing personal lingers.
An unsupported computer gets riskier every month. Deciding beats drifting.
Thirty seconds for the direction, a free hardware check for certainty, and honest pricing for whichever path wins.
Why Orca
Why sort this out with Orca
We have moved a lot of people and businesses off dying Windows versions. The pattern is familiar, the mistakes are avoidable.
Honest recommendation first
Upgrade, refresh or replace: we tell you what the math says, including when the cheap option is the right one.
Nothing lost in the move
Files, photos, email and programs arrive on the other side. That is the whole point of doing it properly.
Speed included
Transitions are the perfect moment for the SSD and memory refresh that makes a machine feel new.
Old machines handled
Secure data destruction and responsible recycling of what you retire, all part of the job.
Businesses at scale
Fleet assessments, staged rollouts and compliance-ready documentation.
20+ years of experience
Two decades of Windows migrations, from XP funerals to this one.
Questions
Windows 11 moves, answered
Is Windows 10 really unsafe now?
It still runs, but free security updates ended in October 2025, so newly discovered holes stay open. Risk accumulates month by month, which is why the honest advice is to have a plan rather than drift.
Can I pay to keep Windows 10 updated?
Microsoft offers extended security updates as a paid, temporary bridge. It buys planning time, but it is a countdown, not a destination.
Will my computer run Windows 11?
It needs TPM 2.0, a supported processor and enough memory. Most computers from the last several years qualify, many older ones do not. We verify your exact machine free, no guessing from a chart.
Will upgrading erase my files and programs?
Done properly, no. A correct in-place upgrade keeps files, programs and settings, and we take a full backup first regardless, so nothing is at risk either way.
My computer qualifies but runs slow. Upgrade anyway?
Usually yes, paired with the fix for the slowness, most often an SSD and memory refresh. That combination routinely makes a five-year-old machine feel new for a fraction of replacement cost.
What happens to my old computer if I replace it?
We move everything to the new one, then securely destroy the data on the old drives and recycle the hardware responsibly. Nothing personal leaves on a machine you no longer own.
We are a business with many Windows 10 machines. Where do we start?
With a fleet assessment: which machines upgrade, which need refreshes, which retire. Then a staged rollout that keeps everyone working. Unsupported systems are also a compliance and insurance question now, so documentation comes included.
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Your Next Step
Let’s get you off borrowed time.
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