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Microsoft has published the Windows 10 lifecycle fact sheet (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet), and their end of life dates (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-enterprise-and-education). This information is also represented in the table below.

To find out about the your Windows 10 version, see Which Windows operating system am I running? (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13443/windows-which-operating-system)

Users should be mindful regarding Windows Updates:

• Backup your system before doing your Windows Update, you can use Druva inSync from our software download page, https://softwarego.lbl.gov/swSoftwareDetails.php?applicationID=184DownloadDruvainSync

• Run Windows Update on Windows 10, update Update files can be big and may take some time to download

• Once the Update starts to download you can minimize it and continue working

• When the download is complete it will ask for a reboot, you can pause or reschedule for the end of the day (Note: update will not finish without a reboot). Note there may be a couple of reboots involved so be patient.

• Application of system settings after a Windows Update may require another 15-30 minutes after you reboot and login

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Remember do not push off updating your computer, update regularly!

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