Not ready to move on to Windows 11? You can pay for another year of Windows 10 security updates, or you can take advantage of this free option.

Don't want to fork over $30 for a one-year subscription to Windows 10 Extended Security Updates? Microsoft is offering a ...

Those options include syncing settings to the cloud to receive a year of Windows 10 security updates for free or paying $30 ...

If you want to stay on Windows 10 for a while longer, Microsoft’s Extended Security Update (ESU) program offers a lifeline. It’s a way to keep Windows 10 secure—for a price.

Ever since Microsoft launched Windows 10 over the summer, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users have been pressured to upgrade to the latest version of the operating system.

These options can be adjusted from the Windows 10 Settings app or using Group Policy. For the full details, see "Windows 10 version 1809: Act fast to delay this big upgrade." ...

Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise will receive additional update controls in the Settings app. These will allow to set policy-based deferrals to updates, that is without requiring Group Policy tweaks.

I personally took the upgrade-in-place option when I installed Windows 10. At the time, I was using a five-year-old Windows 7 installation that I'd already carted across three different motherboards.