Yes, but they can be "upgraded" to Linux and basically run forever. Archive: https://archive.today/Bnhni From the post: >>European e-waste campaigners are calling on EU leadership to force tech vendors to provide 15 years of software updates, using Microsoft's plan to end Windows 10 support next month — which may make an estimated 400 million PCs obsolete — as a textbook case of avoidable e-waste. The Right to Repair Europe coalition has urged Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, to end software-driven obsolescence by introducing rules that guarantee long-term security and software updates for laptops – and ideally for anything with a plug or battery. The group says Microsoft's fast-approaching Windows 10 support cut-off deadline is a prime example of why EU intervention is needed: to stop vendors from rendering perfectly good machines effectively obsolete through software support withdrawals rather than hardware failure.