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ESU on sale now \u2014 if you need it.<\/p>\n
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If Microsoft\u2019s free Windows 10 security updates are not for you, then you can now buy the updates instead from its store. Unlike the free options, spending the $30 plus tax means you\u2019re not obligated to log into a Microsoft Account to keep updates coming.<\/p>\n
Windows Latest<\/a> spotted the sudden addition. \u201cMicrosoft has finally published a product page in the Windows Store, titled \u2018Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU).\u2019 This is an extension that activates ESU for local accounts. It is barely 0.1 MB in size, and offers both paid and free options.\u201d<\/p>\n ForbesApple Update Stops iPhone Users Replying To Millions Of TextsBy Zak Doffman<\/a><\/p>\n Microsoft\u2019s insistence that users log into cloud accounts has triggered a backlash and is one of the many reasons Windows still holds users back from upgrading to the cloudy Windows 11. \u201cWindows 10\u2019s $30 ESU requires you to sign-up for Microsoft account one time, then you can log out and never log in again. ESU will continue to work.\u201d<\/p>\n ESU now on sale.<\/p>\n Windows Latest<\/p>\n D-Day was yesterday<\/a>, Oct. 14, when Microsoft finally retired Windows 10. The fact it still has 500 million users is the reason for countless news stories on the deadline dominating user feeds. It\u2019s genuinely a big deal, whether because of the \u201csecurity disaster<\/a>\u201d risk from a widespread lack of support or the e-waste risk<\/a>.<\/p>\n