Windows 10 Version 1511 Has Got Extended Support For Education and Enterprise

As you may already know, Windows 10 Version 1511 recently reached its end of support. However, the operating system continues to receive cumulative updates. That's because Microsoft has decided to extend its support timeframe for Education and Enterprise.

Windows 10 version 1511 was released in November 2015. Since then, Microsoft has released a few major updates for the Windows 10 platform, including Creators Update (version 1703) and Fall Creators Update (version 1709). At the same time, previous Windows 10 versions have received a bunch of cumulative updates, including security fixes and stability improvements.

A new blog post reveals that Microsoft is extending support for Windows 10 version 1511 until April 2018. This change will affect Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Education users only. This means that only enterprise and education users of Windows 10 Version 1511 will have access to cumulative updates until April 2018.

To help some early enterprise adopters that are still finishing their transition to Windows as a service, we will be providing a supplemental servicing package for Windows 10, version 1511 for an additional six months, until April 2018, providing updates to address critical and important security issues that arise during that time. These updates will be available to anyone using Windows 10 Enterprise, version 1511 or Windows 10 Education, version 1511. Updates will be offered via all normal channels, including Windows Update, WSUS, Configuration Manager, and the Windows Update catalog.

If you are running Windows 10 Version 1511, it is a good idea to upgrade the OS to a newer release. Running an older version of Windows 10 may allow hackers to potentially execute harmful code on your devices via newly discovered yet unpatched security holes. So if you're concerned about your security, don't forget to upgrade to the latest version of Windows 10.

Source: Microsoft