
For these devices, you will be able to choose a convenient time for your device to restart and complete the update." Microsoft provides further advice and recommends that users update (manually) to version 2H22 at the earliest opportunity, or take the larger step of transferring to Windows 11. This keeps your device supported and receiving monthly updates that are critical to security and ecosystem health. The reminder does not give specific details about rollout timings, but news outlets reckon that OS-focused enforcements will begin in early June: "To help keep you protected and productive, Windows Update will automatically initiate a feature update for Windows 10 consumer devices and non-managed business devices that are at, or within several months of, reaching end of servicing. After this date, devices running these version will no longer receive monthly security and preview updates containing protections from the latest security threats." The upcoming June 2023 security update, to be released on June 13, 2023, will be the last update available for these versions.

The announcement crept out quietly last week, via the company's Learn Documentation center: "Home, Pro, Pro Education, and Pro for Workstations editions of Windows 10, version 21H2 will reach end of servicing. Older iterations including 21H2 (issued in November of 2021), will not receive official support beyond the date: June 13 2023. Microsoft is determined to get the entirety of its Windows 10 userbase onto the final version - 22H2 - by early summer. Intel is backing these with 3-year warranties, and assures market availability of 5 years (so companies planning large-scale deployments of these have a stable supply over that period).


You also get a DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM slot, and connectivity that includes dual 2.5 GbE wired LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, 64 GB eMMC storage, an M.2-2280 NVMe slot, and provision for a 4G/5G MODEM. The NUC 13 Rugged comes in three SoC options-Atom x7425E, x7211E, and N50, all three of which feature 6 W to 12 W TDP, and IPUs (infrastructure processing units). The chassis has several features relevant to its specific form-factor that allow it to be deployed in the field over extended periods. The PC has an operational ambient temperature range of 0☌ to 50☌, making them fit for industrial PC (IPC), and digital signage use-cases. These are characteried by an IP50 dust-resistant chassis that is fanless, and relies on an extruded aluminium body that doubles up as a heatsink. Intel is preparing to expand its NUC mini-PC product line into the rugged industrial PC and signage PC segments with the NUC 13 Rugged.
