The End of the Road: Windows 10 Beta Channel is closing

Microsoft has announced the closure of the Windows 10 Beta Channel, which was launched only five months ago. Now, only the Release Preview will remain, and full support for Windows 10 will end in 2025. Here are the details...

First introduced in 2015, Windows 10 is nearing its end. This operating system, which quickly became popular, will say goodbye to users in about a year. Now, before that, Microsoft has officially announced the closure of the Windows 10 Beta Channel.

Windows 10 nears the end of its journey

It was previously announced that official support for Windows 10 will end in October 2025. Although Microsoft indicated that new features would still be added, the closure of the Beta Channel suggests that the system will now only receive bug fixes and security patches. Thus, version 22H2 will be the last major release for Windows 10, and no further significant updates will be provided.

Since the Beta Channel is now closed, the last Beta build for Windows 10 will be this one… Updates will now only be released through the Release Preview Channel.

According to the company’s official blog, users in the Beta Channel will be transferred to Microsoft’s active Release Preview channel. The new Build 19045 offers limited updates, primarily including bug fixes and minor improvements for user experience.

As one final move before the closure of the Beta Channel, Microsoft has introduced ads for Microsoft Store and Windows 11 apps in the Start Menu. In summary, the closure of the Beta Channel signals Windows 10’s final days, and Microsoft is now focusing on moving users to Windows 11.

Those who want to manually switch to the Release Preview Channel can do so by navigating to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Insider Program and selecting the Release Preview Channel.