Windows 10 End of Life: What Businesses Need to Know (Uncut)

Send us Fan MailWindows 10 support ends in October 2025 — but what does that really mean for organisations still running it?In this uncut episode of Experts in Polo Shirts, Synextra consultants Matt and Chris dive deep into the real-world impact of Windows 10's end of life. From AVD multi-session migration to Windows 11 adoption, extended support costs, and the risks of doing nothing — this is a practical guide for IT leaders, sysadmins, and anyone tasked with upgrading a large estate.They also explore common upgrade pain points, like legacy applications, FSLogix profiles, group policy rework, and migrating from on-prem file servers to OneDrive or SharePoint. Plus, there’s discussion around tools like Intune, Autopilot, MSIX, App-V, PDQ, and more — and whether Windows 12 is worth waiting for.📍Longer format. More nuance. More detail. 🎧 Listen in full right here, or search “Experts in Polo Shirts” on your podcast platform of choice for all episodes.Alternitvly find the cut version on YouTubeChapters:0:00 Intro0:13 History of Windows releases4:25 What does end of life mean for Windows 10? 11:23 What improvements does Windows 11 bring?15:06 Staying on Windows 10? How to stay secure17:42 The upgrade, Windows 10 to 1120:40 Widows 11 performance22:21 How will the upgrade affect Azure Virtual Desktop?29:16 Tips and tools for upgrading to Windows 1133:47 Windows 12 rumours already?35:14 Should you upgrade to Windows 11?38:00 Top tips for upgrading AVD multi-session About SynextraWe're your new favourite cloud provider.Based in the North-West of England, our team of experts help organisations like yours thrive in the new era of cloud tech.Visit https://www.synextra.co.uk/ to find out more and book a chat with one of our cloud specialists. We'd love to show you just how good a cloud-powered work life can be.Connect with us:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Synextra• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/synextra• LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/synextra-ltd-• YouTube: / @synextra• Linktree: https://linktr.ee/synextra