Microsoft: Outdated Windows Devices Will Stop Getting Security Updates

Microsoft has warned that devices running unsupported versions of Windows will stop receiving security updates next year. The cause is a scheduled rotation of the certificates used by the Windows Update service.

Rotating certificates is a routine procedure, but it will affect systems that have already fallen outside official support. Once the certificates are updated, such devices will no longer be able to properly fetch and install patches, leaving them without fixes for vulnerabilities.

For users, this means that staying on outdated Windows builds will become noticeably riskier: without regular security updates, these systems grow increasingly exposed to new threats. The only reliable way to stay protected is to move to a supported version of the operating system.

Source: Bleeping Computer