Advisory 89: End of Support for Windows 10, 8.1 and 7
Release Date: 03rd of July 2025
Impact : HIGH / CRITICAL
TLP Rating: Clear 
CERT Vanuatu (CERTVU) and the Department of Communication and Digital Transformation (DCDT) provide the following advisory.
This alert is relevant to Organizations who utilize the above products. This alert is intended to be understood by technical users and systems administrators.
What is it?
This means that after a certain period of time, Microsoft will no longer provide free software updates from windows Updates, technical assistance, or security fixes for the operating systems (OS). Your computer will still be able to work, but without support and supports is a risk to yourself and the organization you are working for.
What are the Systems affected?
After the below dates, Microsoft will no longer provide support, technical assistance and security fixes.
- Windows 10: After October 14, 2025
- Windows 8.1: After January 10, 2023
- Windows 7: After January 14. 2020
What does this mean?
With no Support from Microsoft for Windows Updates, technical support and security Updates, The operating systems become vulnerable for attackers to exploit. The security risk is very high with newly discovered vulnerabilities which can not be fixed making them easy target for attackers.
Mitigation process
Option 1 – Upgrade your OS to Windows 11 Operating system with Latest Patches
Option 1 – purchase a new Computer or Laptop with windows 11 OS with latest updates.
The latest version of windows 11 is 24H2, also known as the Windows 11 2024 update.
References
- Download advisory (English): End of Support for Windows 10, 8.1 and 7
- Download advisory (Bislama): En blong Sapot blong Windows 10, 8.1 mo 7