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If you're not ready to part with your Windows 10 PC, there's a way to get another year of security updates without paying the $30 fee.

News Windows 10 gets an extra year of free security updates (with a catch) You'll have to turn on Windows Backup, or redeem some of those unused rewards points you got from Bing.

Don't want to fork over $30 for a one-year subscription to Windows 10 Extended Security Updates? Microsoft is offering a couple of ways to avoid the fee. But there is a catch.

Windows 10 users will have the option to continue receiving security updates for free beyond October 2025, so long as they sync their PC settings data with the cloud via a Microsoft Account.

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