Support for Windows 10 officially ends on 14 October 2025. Most organisations know the deadline. Fewer are treating it as a strategic inflection point — a chance to reassess how devices are selected, deployed, and retired with long-term business impact in mind. This isn’t just about upgrading an operating system. It’s an opportunity to optimise budgets, reduce risk, and build a more sustainable, fit-for-purpose device strategy.

The Hardware Opportunity Beneath the OS Deadline

The rush to upgrade often results in short-term decisions that inflate cost and risk. But with time still on your side, there’s an opportunity to build a smarter, phased plan aligned to budget cycles, user needs, and ESG goals.

The most effective strategies segment device estates by compliance, performance, and lifespan — identifying which devices should be replaced, extended via thin-client conversion, or securely retired and remarketed. A blended approach delivers better outcomes across cost, operations, and sustainability.

Migration is Also a Value Recovery Opportunity

Decommissioning Windows 10 devices isn’t a sunk cost. When handled correctly, it’s a chance to unlock real residual value — through resale, internal redeployment, or employee buyback schemes.

These activities do more than free up budget. They contribute to circularity goals, reduce e-waste, and give ESG teams measurable results to report on — all while adding visibility and structure to the most overlooked part of migration: what happens to the devices left behind.

Less Complexity. More Control.

Coordinating a global refresh is rarely straightforward. Timelines differ, procurement is stretched, and local delivery introduces risk. RTK simplifies the process — standardising sourcing, configuration, and cross-border fulfilment.

Devices arrive ready to deploy: fully tested, tagged, and integrated into your asset management system. We handle the complex tax, compliance, and logistics concerns — so your teams stay focused on transformation, not administration.

Secure. Compliant. Responsible.

Decommissioning hardware after migration is more than an IT task. It’s a matter of compliance, ESG accountability, and data security. Our approach includes certified data erasure, chain-of-custody tracking, and carbon reporting — built in from day one.

In a regulatory landscape where scrutiny is increasing, these controls aren’t optional extras — they’re essentials.

Make Windows 10 Migration Strategic — Before It Becomes Urgent

The Windows 10 transition will either be a disruptive cost or a well-timed opportunity. The difference lies in the planning.

RTK empowers IT leaders to build hardware strategies that go beyond the OS — optimising cost, minimising risk, and driving lasting value. We don’t just support migrations. We help redefine them.

Start a scoping session with our migration experts and rethink your Windows 10 migration.