Microsoft will cease selling Windows 10 Home and Pro downloads at the end of this month. Before Microsoft officially discontinues Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, the licence keys for Windows 10 contained in downloads are being removed over the course of two years.

Microsoft just updated the Windows 10 product pages to indicate that sales would expire on January 31. However, it is unclear how the corporation will handle identical downloads and licence keys from Amazon and other vendors. We inquired as to Microsoft's stance on third-party retailers selling Windows 10 licence keys and downloads, but the company merely stated that it intended to cease selling Windows 10 itself.

The Windows 10 product page has been updated to provide users with the most current information on how to purchase Windows 10, according to Amy Bartlow, director of marketing for Windows, in a statement to The Verge.

This website will sell Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro until January 31, 2023. Microsoft recommends Windows 11, and it states that Windows 10 will continue to be maintained until October 2025, when production will cease.

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Microsoft is discontinuing sales of Windows 10 to consumers, but it is likely that Windows 10 licence keys and even laptops and PCs with the operating system already installed will be available from third parties for a considerable amount of time before Microsoft discontinues support for the operating system.

Microsoft introduced Windows 10 for the first time in July 2015 with the intention of receiving feedback and making rapid adjustments. The operating system followed Windows 8, which received much criticism for removing the traditional Start menu and button and making the entire system touch-friendly. Windows 10 was also the first version of Windows to operate as a service and get constant updates. It was once referred to as 'the final version of Windows.'