--- title: China is removing Microsoft’s Windows 10 from state agencies description: China's Ministry of State Security has directed some state-linked entities to uninstall a customized version of Windows 10, moving up an already planned... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/china-is-removing-microsoft-s-windows-10-from-state-agencies-xzlthnuwe twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: China is removing Microsoft’s Windows 10 from state agencies | daily.dev og:description: China's Ministry of State Security has directed some state-linked entities to uninstall a customized version of Windows 10, moving up an already planned... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/china-is-removing-microsoft-s-windows-10-from-state-agencies-xzlthnuwe og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/XZLtHnuWe.png og:image:alt: China is removing Microsoft’s Windows 10 from state agencies og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # China is removing Microsoft’s Windows 10 from state agencies **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary China's Ministry of State Security has directed some state-linked entities to uninstall a customized version of Windows 10, moving up an already planned retirement originally set for February 2027. The software, built by CMIT (a Microsoft-China Electronics Technology Group joint venture), was tailored to meet Beijing's security requirements. Microsoft says it isn't aware of any security incident affecting the product. The order coincides with a broader push to replace foreign hardware and software in sensitive Chinese sectors, including chips and PCs, while Microsoft's AI and cloud business with Chinese firms like ByteDance continues to grow. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why is China removing Windows 10 from government agencies ahead of schedule? China's Ministry of State Security ordered some state-linked entities to uninstall a customized Windows 10 version over data security concerns, without specifying the vulnerabilities. This moves up a retirement originally planned for February 2027 by several months. Microsoft says it is not aware of any security incident affecting the product, which still receives regular security updates. _Track how geopolitical software bans like this one unfold by following China-Microsoft coverage on daily.dev._ ### What is CMIT Windows and how does it differ from standard Windows 10? CMIT Windows is a customized edition of Windows 10 built by C&M Information Technologies, a joint venture Microsoft formed with the state-owned China Electronics Technology Group Corporation in 2016. It adds Chinese-developed cybersecurity features and disables certain native Windows functions to comply with Beijing's national security rules for government machines. _Developers navigating region-specific software compliance can follow joint-venture and localization stories on daily.dev._ ### How many PCs are still running Windows 10 and how many security flaws does it have compared to Windows 11? A July 2026 study found roughly one in six PCs still ran Windows 10, compared to 78.8 percent on Windows 11. The average Windows 10 device carried about 1,903 active security flaws versus 652 on Windows 11 machines. Microsoft has extended paid security updates for Windows 10 through October 2027, so those devices remain protected for now. _IT teams planning Windows 11 migrations can keep up with support timelines and security data on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Microsoft told Google it was overreacting in 2010. 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