Microsoft has repeatedly said the end of support for Windows 10 is happening October 2025 but continues to offer new features to the operating system that now include a new beta program.
The Windows team reached out to Insiders in a new blog post that welcomed the opening of a new Beta Channel for Windows Insiders on Windows 10.
According to the blog post, Windows 10 users will be able to receive “new features and development,” if they join the new Beta Channel for Windows Insiders starting with Windows 10 version 22H2.
If you are an Insider on Windows 10 today and want to try out new features for Windows 10 when we have them, we recommend that you join or switch to the Beta Channel. You can do this by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Insider Program, clicking on the current Insider Channel selection to expand and see the full list of Insider Channels, and choosing Beta Channel.
Windows Insider Program Team
After entering the new Beta Channel for Windows 10, Insiders can expect to receive their new feature goodies via a Control Feature Rollout technology that teases out the update to a subset of Insiders followed by an eventual ramping up period for the remainder of the release cycle.
While not technically an A/B testing rollout, the staggered release of Beta features is meant to help Microsoft monitor the effects of bringing new features to the aging operating system.
There will be a bypass mechanism embedded in the Insider settings to allow eager testers jump to the front of the line by going to, Settings > Updated & Security > Windows Update.
Microsoft doesn’t have a build for the Beta for Windows 10 Insiders just yet, but plans to have one ready in the coming weeks.
Despite adding a Beta Channel for Windows 10 program, the new Copilot AI assistant, and a paid security extension for the deprecated operating system, Microsoft has thus far stood by their end of support claims for next year.
Cynically speaking, Windows 10 is still more successful and fruitful of revenue generator for Microsoft, that it makes sense to keep its majority user base up-to-date and active than to drop it cold turkey.
Unfortunately, Windows 10’s steadfast usage popularity continues to put Microsoft in a head scratching situation as to how to successfully move more people to its current Windows 11 offering.
