China ordered state-linked agencies and companies to uninstall a specialized government version of Microsoft Windows 10. This directive accelerates the software's retirement from its original February 2027 deadline.
Beijing cited data security concerns for the move. The mandate advances a broader national campaign to replace foreign technology with domestic alternatives.
A 2016 joint venture between Microsoft and a state-owned Chinese firm originally developed this specific operating system. Affected entities will now migrate to Chinese-developed software.