Wtf?! Microsoft will soon start slowing on the onenote on Windows 10, forcing users and professionals, who rely on the tool to upgrade Windows 11. According to the recently updated support document, Microsoft has confirmed that Onenote for Windows 10 will reach the end of official support in October 2025.
The original Onenote was announced by Bill Gates in 2002, when most people were still using Windows XP or Windows 2000 on their PC. The note -taking tool was part of the office suit and was later updated and provided free of cost in various operating systems and web in various versions, but Microsoft is now pushing the Windows 10 users to streamline the software, leaving behind.
For the current declaration, simply say, the “Legacy” version of Onenote is retiring with Windows 10. The operating system is also set to lose support in October, and Microsoft is now urging users to install Windows 11 or buy a brand-new device running its latest OS. Software upgrade is a annoying fact of life for PC users, but the Redmond is cooking some additional disappointment in the case of Onanot’s demise.
Enterprise customers using Onenote on Windows 10 are still advised to switch to the latest version – called “Onenote for Windows” – which is available on the microsoft store. Microsoft is trying to simplify the current disturbances of the offerings, as it currently maintains three different versions of the same note taking the same note: for a Windows 10, for another Windows 11, and a web-based version.
Microsoft also confirmed that by starting in June 2025, onenote would deliberately experience slow sink performance for Windows 10, making real-time cooperation and multi-device access more difficult. Why would Microsoft do this? The company states that rapid synchronization is a feature especially for the latest Onenote for Windows, including Copilot AI features, new safety options, and other “improvements”.
A few years ago, Microsoft stated that users will not be forced to upgrade their current Onenote Installations and will be under control. While Onenote for Windows 10 will technically work even after October 2025, those of us who like it should now expect insulted performance … Whatever it is for the absolutely practical reason.
Despite being about 10 years old, Windows 10 remains the most widely used desktop operating system. Windows 11 is not welcomed the same warmth, and Microsoft is now resorting to its common heavy strategy to break the market deadlock. Needless to say whether you are planning to live with Windows 10 beyond October 2025, there are lots of optional note taking equipment to consider.
