Windows 10 is finished in six months and these users are still not prepared

According to a channel survey, less than 35 % of distribution partners indicate that their SME customers ignore this deadline or have not established any migration plan to Windows 11 which prepares its 25h2 version.

Business companies in the end of Windows 10

More specifically, 21 % of the companies concerned know the imminence of the end of Windows 10 but do not consider any action and 14 % are not even aware of it. Worrying situation since the end of the medium exposes to security risks.

On the other hand, 35 % of SMEs planned the upgrading of their computer systems as Windows 11 but also Linuxwhile 30 % evaluate the options. This means that almost two thirds of SMEs maintain a passive or uncertain approach to the end of Windows 10.

Unfortunately, many companies neglect migration planning during support.

“For customers in these situations, this delay in planning means that they will probably have to deal with higher costs when the time comes to renew their computer parks”explains Ishan Dutt, principal analyst at Canalys.

Canalys adds that global professional PC deliveries increased 9.4 % in annual shift to 62.7 million units in the first quarter of 2025. Despite hardware growth, companies are still delaying in software preparation.

The end of Windows 10 support will leave millions of professional PCs without updates or security corrections while Microsoft suggests to recycle those who are not compatible with Windows 11.

Ishan Dutt warns against a slowdown in sales in the following quarters because Donald Trump customs taxes With an increase in prices and a drop in demand.

To put it simply: companies that will wait too much to come up against supply constraints when PC security is more critical than ever.