{
 "title": "End of Support Attack Surface 2026: The Unpatched Wave",
 "url": "https://www.servnetuk.com/research/end-of-support-attack-surface-study-2026",
 "publisher": "Servnet Research",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0 — free to reuse with attribution",
 "collected": "2026-07-28",
 "records": [
  {
   "metric": "Windows 10 free support end date",
   "value": "2025-10-14",
   "source": "Microsoft"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Windows 10 consumer ESU end date",
   "value": "2026-10-13",
   "source": "Microsoft Q&A"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Consumer ESU duration",
   "value": "1 year",
   "source": "Microsoft Q&A"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Enterprise/education ESU duration",
   "value": "up to 3 years",
   "source": "Microsoft Q&A"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Windows 10 version cited as ESU baseline",
   "value": "22H2",
   "source": "Microsoft Q&A"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Windows 8.1 security support end date",
   "value": "2023-01-10",
   "source": "Microsoft"
  },
  {
   "metric": "ESU enrolment cutoff for consumer program",
   "value": "2026-10-13",
   "source": "Microsoft Q&A"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Program duration described for consumer ESU security coverage",
   "value": "at least 1 year after end-of-support date",
   "source": "Microsoft Q&A"
  }
 ]
}