But this won't happen automatically; users will need to enroll their PCs in the ESU program to get the updates, using an enrollment feature that Microsoft just released to Windows 10 PCs recently.

We'd prefer to be able to get the updates without the rigmarole, but for people who can't or don't want to install Windows 11, the extra year of security patches is worth 10 or 15 minutes of ...

Don't want to fork over $30 for a one-year subscription to Windows 10 Extended Security Updates? Microsoft is offering a couple of ways to avoid the fee. But there is a catch.