What will the 2025 end of life mean for enterprise Windows 10?
Summary
Part of this process involves letting the update simmer for a while, during which time the IT department runs a series of simple validations and pilots, before ultimately deploying across the estate of PCs. Mikako Kitagawa, research director at Gartner, said: “Business PC demand remained strong, led by economic recovery in key regions and the return of some workers to offices. However, business PC growth was concentrated in the desktop segment as semiconductor shortages continued to constrain laptop shipments. These component shortages are expected to persist into the first half of 2022.” From a hardware asset management perspective, this means that desktop and laptop devices not compatible with Windows 11, which were purchased in 2017 or earlier, will be up for being replaced during 2022 as part of a PC refresh cycle. The new machines will have the necessary chipset to support Windows 11 – however, as Gartner noted, semiconductor shortages may delay this PC refresh.