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Pickory
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Nov 10, 2026 3:54 PM UTC
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Does InDesign 2027 work on Windows 10

Does InDesign 2027 work on Windows 10?

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    CrisTDesign
    Inspiring
    Nov 12, 2026 9:18 PM UTC

    As of 2026, nearly 1 billion PCs worldwide are still running Windows 10, representing roughly 25% to 30% of all active Windows desktop computers. Adobe’s behavior is totally unacceptable, especially considering the current PC crisis involving RAM and GPUs.

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      Charles_Vane
      Known Participant
      Nov 12, 2026 5:39 PM UTC

      They’ve removed support for Windows 10 22H2 in the latest versions of InDesign and Illustrator. 

      So the new features we are paying through the nose for, we can no longer access. Ridiculous. We should at least be given a discount if we are forced to run older versions. 

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        A3user
        A3user
        Inspiring
        Nov 11, 2026 6:15 PM UTC

        At least in my computer it won’t let me update to the latest version. The same goes for Illustrator. I am using Windows 10 22H2 


         

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          PickoryAuthor
          Legend
          Nov 11, 2026 7:05 PM UTC

          Hmm, I am sorry to hear that. I fear you are not alone. A customer contacted me with a similar problem. Maybe the forum Moderator that marked my own reply as correct should un mark it.  ( since when was it a mods responsibility to mark threads as solved / correct )

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            Joel Cherney
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            Joel CherneyCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            Nov 12, 2026 1:00 AM UTC

            I didn’t mark your answer correct, but I’ve unmarked it on your behalf. Perhaps the moderator that marked your answer correct can come back and mark this answer correct:

            From an incredibly literal standpoint, Pickory, your post is a Very Correct Answer. It is perhaps the Most Correct Answer Possible. Going directly to Adobe’s page declaring what versions of which operating systems are supported, which was updated yesterday, is certainly more reliably corect than asking Google. That official support page is saying that InDesign 27.0 runs on Windows 10, but only on version 21H2. That is a fairly specific support boundary: it says “Versions of Windows 10 that Microsoft stopped supporting in August of 2025 won’t run InDesign. However, just one version of Windows 10 that Microsoft stopped supporting in 2023? Yep, it works there!” 

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              PickoryAuthorCorrect answer
              Legend
              Nov 10, 2026 4:11 PM UTC

              Adobe

              https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/desktop/get-started/system-and-product-info/adobe-indesign-technical-requirements.html

               

               

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                PickoryAuthor
                Legend
                Nov 10, 2026 4:06 PM UTC

                Google says ‘yes’

                Yes, InDesign 2027 generally runs on Windows 10 (64-bit), specifically supporting Windows 10 versions 21H2 and 22H2 (though some specific sub-versions or future updates may restrict general Pro builds in favor of LTSC depending on the exact release

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