Windows 10 Will Keep Microsoft Edge (and Maybe Chrome) Until 2028, at Least

Windows 10 will reach the end of mainstream support in October, but not every application and game will stop working at that time. Microsoft has now confirmed that its Edge browser will continue receiving updates on Windows 10 until “at least October 2028,” and Chrome might follow suit.

The official end-of-life date for Windows 10 is July 24, 2025, unless youextend your PC’s supportthrough various options: paying for the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, enrolling in Windows Backup, or redeeming Microsoft points. Microsoft has also said that Office and Microsoft 365 apps willkeep working on Windows 10 for a while, but without feature updates. A support document spotted byWindowsLatestnow confirms Edge will get updates for several more years:

Microsoft Edge and the Microsoft WebView2 Runtime will continue to receive updates on Windows 10 22H2 until at least October 2028, coinciding with the end of the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. The ESU program won’t be required for devices to continue receiving Microsoft Edge or WebView2 Runtime updates.

This is important even if you don’t use Microsoft Edge as your main browser. Some software, like Microsoft Teams, use the WebView2 system component powered by Edge for rendering web content. If you’re stuck with a Windows 10 PC, you have at least one option for a safe and secure web browser for the next few years, and probably several others.

Microsoft Edge is based on the Chromium open-source project, which also powers Google Chrome, Vivaldi, and most other web browsers except Firefox. If Microsoft is putting in the effort to keep Chromium working on Windows 10 for the next few years, it’s likely that Chrome and other browsers will also continue support. Google hasn’t confirmed how long it will keep updates going for Windows 10, butEdge and Chrome both ended support for Windows 7and 8 around the same time in early 2023. Assuming that pattern continues, Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers will stick around on Windows 10 until 2028.

Firefox is not based on Chrome, so its Windows 10 support isn’t dependent on whatever Microsoft or Google are doing. In fact, Firefox stillsupports Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 PCson the Extended Support Release (ESR) channel. If Firefox is around in 2028 and using its own browser engine, it could potentially continue working after Edge and other browsers give up on Windows 10.

It’s great that Windows 10 PCs won’t be stuck with unsupported and vulnerable web browsers in a few months, but it does make the Windows 10 support timeline seem even more arbitrary and meaningless. Microsoft says youabsolutelyhave to go out and buy a new Windows 11 PC… unless you pay $30 or set up OneDrive, and core components like Office apps and Edge aren’t going anywhere. If you have a Windows 10 PC, you should still upgrade (or switch to Linux or Mac) when you get the chance, but there doesn’t seem to be any need to rush if youenroll in one of the ESU options.