No more updates to original Win 10 version 1507/10240 after 26 March?

hTconeM9user said:

I agree wit you there but what I have seen all mine on my systems are all from the vendor and none show up as Microsoft

yes they show up as being by the vendor but microsoft chooses which version of the vendor's driver you are allowed to have.

What to do in a case like this?
• Feature update to Windows 10, version 1607. Problems

DavidY said:

Have I interpreted this correctly?

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsitpro/2017/01/19/windows-10-v1607-media-now-available

End of servicing for Windows 10, version 1507
With the availability of Windows 10, version 1607 to the VLSC on January 26th, the 60-day grace period for Windows 10, version 1507 will begin. That means, after March 26th, 2017, Windows 10, version 1507 will no longer be serviced as only the two most Current Branch for Business (CBB) versions are actively serviced.

I think this means that updates will stop for the original Windows 10 RTM version 10240...

I see that 1507/10240 has been granted a further 60 days of grace. The above blog has been updated to say...

With the availability of Windows 10, version 1607 to the VLSC on January 26^th, the grace period for Windows 10, version 1507 will begin. That means, after May 2017, Windows 10, version 1507 will no longer be serviced as only the two most Current Branch for Business (CBB) versions are actively serviced.

So its end of May now...

Bree said:

I see that 1507/10240 has been granted a further 60 days of grace. The above blog has been updated to say...
So its end of May now...

Thanks for that update. :)

The delay in ending support for the first version may be tied into a delay of the Version 1703 which was talked about some time ago being released in March.

TairikuOkami said:

Is MS really that scared of service packs, that it refuses to name Windows properly, like 10.1, 10.2?!
I wonder, how will manufacturers deal with Windows 10 certified drivers/software not working on 10.

Microsoft does not use "service packs" anymore for Win8.x and Win10. the Service Pack era of patching Windows is nearly dead.
And manufacturers will deal with the Win10 drivers problem behind closed doors.

erpster4 said:

Microsoft does not use "service packs" anymore for Win8.x and Win10. the Service Pack era of patching Windows is nearly dead.

Could be since the nomenclature for Windows is Version then Build with updates to the build. For example, the current RTM/Released Windows is Version 1607 Build 14393.969 with the .969 being the latest update to the Build. It's taking a long time for users to catch onto and use that information, especially when filling in System Specs. Granted, saying Win7 w/SP1 was simpler.

I'm confused now. There is still an item on Microsoft's site saying there won't be any more updates for version 1507 after May 2017:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/...curity-updates

But today, there's a new cumulative update?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...date-kb4022727
Cumulative Update KB4022727 Windows 10 initial Build 10240.17443

And I know that XP got an update today, along with some other out-of-support versions like Vista and 8.0, but some of the updates to 10240 don't look like security issues to me, such as :

• Addressed issue where displays turn off unexpectedly even when “Turn off display” is set to “Never” in Power Options.

So what's going on? Has support for 1507/10240 been extended?