Microsoft will stop supporting Windows Mobile 10 in December

December 10, 2019 Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10 Mobile / Microsoft

Microsoft plans to no longer support devices Windows 10 Mobile next December.

In 2017, the company announced the discontinuation of the development of new Builds and Features for the Windows 10 Mobile platform, but Microsoft continued to release software security updates, writes itc.ua with reference to The Verge.

But as of December 10, 2019, they will no longer be published and device support will cease completely.

Windows 10 Mobile, version 1709 (released October 2017) is the latest version of Windows 10 Mobile, Microsoft will cease support on December 10, 2019, "says Microsoft support update.

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Meanwhile, after the suspension of the decision In support of Windows 10 Mobile in December of this year, the company will continue to support device and application backup for another three months, which will stop working on March 10, 2020.

Parallel to this, Microsoft note that "some services, including downloading photos and restoring a device from an existing backup, may continue to operate for 12 months after the in the care ".

B Microsoft recommends that Windows 10 Mobile users migrate to iOS or Android devices at this point.

"Once Windows 10 Mobile support is complete, we recommend that users switch to supported Android or iOS devices," says the FAQ section of Windows 10 Mobile.

Ran st UNIAN reported that Microsoft will stop after a year to provide free security updates or support for Windows 7.