- Microsoft said Windows 11 will be supported in October 2026
- It ends this alternative spin on Windows 11
- However, the surface owners of laptops have already promised a longer time to support their devices
Microsoft has announced that it removes Windows 11 support in just over a year, leaving buyers of low -cost laptops running this spin on its operating system in LURCH – and admitting defeat with this most recent initiative to face Google chromebooks.
If you are not familiar with Windows 11 SE, it was designed as a (a kind of light version of the desktop operating system. He was preinstalling on affordable laptops that had to do well in the education sector, trying to take a piece of pie that chromebooks dominate (apparently defended the edition of students or school).
Windows Central reports that Microsoft announced via its Learn portal that Windows 11 support was closed in October 2026.
The company said: “Microsoft will not publish features after Windows 11 SE, 24 -hour version. Windows 11 support – including software updates, technical assistance and security fixes – will end in October 2026. Although your device will continue to operate, we recommend that you take charge of another edition of Windows 11 to continuous care and security. “
Thus, you will not receive Windows 11 25:2h later this year on your SE device, if you have one – the 24H2 version is as far as possible, and all the updates will stop completely in just over a year.
Analysis: Silly end for a student edition?
Microsoft tries to take Google chromebooks for a long time, including efforts such as Windows 10x – which missed and ended up being preserved even before it arrives. Windows 11 was the most recent effort, emerging at the end of 2021, and it was presented by Microsoft in his surface laptop. However, as we observed in our examination of this machine, there was a problem here – the performance level of the notebook was rather poor.
The simple truth about Windows 11 is that even if it was supposed to be a rationalized operating system for low -cost devices, this variant of the office operating system was still too heavy. There was simply not enough accent on the drop in Windows 11, so it worked better.
Indeed, a large part of the Windows 11 thrust was aimed at simplifying the IT experience for students – the system interface and locking for only applications approved by administration, as well as cloud services – rather than really rationalizing the operating system so that it works well on lower equipment. And let’s be honest, the latter was the point, really, at least in terms of manufacturing affordable laptops to compete with cheap chromews (which take place very smooth, despite their low cost).
So, overall, it is not surprising to see Microsoft close this effort in this way. What East It is surprising to know how the owners of the Windows 11 SE machines, like the surface laptop, have now been left in the LURCH by this announcement that support is killed in one year.
Like Neowin, who also took over this movement, underlines this, the surface laptop is an end of service (for firmware and drivers) of January 11, 2028. But with Microsoft, having revealed that Windows 11 will not take place beyond October 2026, which cuts this short support window (word game) short after a year.
Those who have a surface laptop, who thought they were good for a few more years, said they were going to be a shorter year. If Microsoft has promised to take care of this window laptop until 2028, then why not extend the management of the dedicated operating system which he also performs on this date? People of strong weapons to move early do not seem right here.
It seems a strange decision to make, and which will not wait Microsoft to some people. Indeed, with regard to the next big Microsoft blow to face chromebooks – if there is one – those in the education sector may remember what happened here, and be less confident of the new ideas of the software giant.
For those who have a laptop running Windows 11 SE, and must now plan to change this operating system earlier, perhaps a different flavor of Windows 11, this is possible, although somewhat problematic in some cases reported. By going through this Reddit wire, if you encounter problems in this company, you may want to try to deactivate the secure start in the laptop BIOS to obtain a functional installation of Windows 11 Home or Pro on a machine (you can change the after after after, apparently).
