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Premiere Pro Ends Windows 10 Support

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June 29, 2026
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Extremely Disappointed by Adobe Dropping Windows 10 Support

I am extremely disappointed with Adobe's decision to drop Windows 10 support for the latest versions of Premiere Pro.

When I purchased my annual Creative Cloud subscription, there was no clear indication that support for Windows 10 would be ending during my subscription period. Had I known that, I would have reconsidered committing to a full year.

What makes this even more frustrating is that Windows 10 is still a supported operating system by Microsoft and continues to receive security updates. There are millions of users who are intentionally staying on Windows 10 because their hardware is not compatible with Windows 11, because they prefer its stability, or because upgrading is simply not practical.

In a professional environment, changing the operating system is not a trivial decision. It requires planning, testing, and ensuring compatibility with existing hardware, drivers, plug-ins, and other production software. Expecting professionals to upgrade their operating system simply because Premiere Pro no longer supports an OS that is still officially maintained and receiving long-term security updates is, in my opinion, unreasonable.

It feels like paying customers are being forced to upgrade their operating system or even replace perfectly functional hardware just to continue using software they have already paid for.

I understand that Adobe cannot support older operating systems forever. However, dropping support while Windows 10 is still officially maintained by Microsoft seems premature, especially without clearer communication before customers purchase or renew annual subscriptions.

I hope Adobe reconsiders this decision or, at the very least, provides more transparency about operating system support so customers can make informed purchasing decisions before committing to a yearly plan.

Is anyone else in the same situation?

Correct answer RjL190365

Here is the issue:

Free feature support has already ended permanently as of October 2025, and will never be brought back. And the extended support only applies to those who are purchasing or have already purchased the Extended Security Update plan, which does not cover feature updates at all—only security updates. Plus, newer versions of Premiere now require the use of features that does not function properly in Windows 10, and cannot be circumvented at all without crashing the program. Therefore, Adobe support for Windows 10 must have ended for all newer major version releases if older OSes are no longer receiving free mainstream support.

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tee332003

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Me too. Seems like a bait and switch to me. Auto locking people into annual contracts with no clear sign or indication then removing support at random during an update. Paying to much for this system. I have started exploring alternatives. Been with Adobe since 2001. Oh well - They probably won’t learn until they are totally drained of resources to make any meaningful changes to the leadership. This is how death happens to these companies…. 🤷🏽

R Neil Haugen

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As a long time computer user in our business, this kind of thing Is frustrating certainly. But I don’t know of any other major app of any kind that continues support to dead OS’s. None.

And I’ve got a drawer I keep for ‘laughs’ … all the dead apps that we’ve used over the years that were MAJOR apps for awhile then simply … went buh-bye. dBase anyone? Changes in programs and OSs and all are simply inevitable, and I frequently don’t like the change. But that’s Life as a professional in computer based work.

And the few stand-alone purchase apps still out there make it clear they do not support previous versions of their apps on dead OS’s … once an OS is gone, everyone ends any updates, security or otherwise, for their apps on that OS. There might be one, but I’ve not heard of it. Nor used it.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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pigsalreadyfly

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What ANNOYS me is that Adobe didn’t warn us when we went to install this update. Now I’m stuck with this system incompatilibty pop-up. Just let me accept the risk and stop perstering me about it like a child every time I start the program. It’s not like Premiere crashing is a NEW thing lol.

Definitely reverting back to an older version.

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ellice909

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I’d like Adobe to keep up the support to at least match what Microsoft is offering for the OS.

Honestly, I love Windows 10 and I don’t want to use 11; the 11 UI is frustrating to me with the lost customization. Furthermore, my computer is a beast, but the processor is just one unit down from what Windows 11 supports. I am almost wanting to switch to Linux and ditch MS and Adobe entirely. In fact, Stat Counter just noted that Windows market share dropped below 60% globally, and Linux is ticking upwards, so it might be worth thinking about offering Adobe CC to Linux.

Currently, there is a RAM shortage because of AI, so for people across the board, it doesn’t make sense to throw away their functional workhorse computers when the OS is still supported by MS.

This is making me really miss the ability to buy software, for example Premiere, and keep that stable license forever working on the OS it was purchased for.

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Michael Elmkjær Madsen

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We’re just reverting back now, and will stave off updates for as long as possible.

Michael Elmkjær Madsen

Known Participant

Yes, just say the same thing. Its completely insane, considering how atrocuious Microsoft have behaved with Windows 11. Im on windows 10 with a 0patch license and i have no intentions of switching until we can convert everything onto Linux with VMs and than in the future just pure Linux. I guess they just make the incentive to go all in on Resolve much easier.

R Neil Haugen

Legend

You think BlackMagic will support a dead OS? Not expecting it … and in fact, most companies do not support use of their products on a dead OS. Which is a pain for many of us as we still have working, usable rigs that can’t take the new OS.

With Adobe the specific issue is the lack of being able to get now a prior version that will work on the older machine. Sometimes a call to their Help system can get authorization for such a download. Sometimes ….

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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RjL190365Correct answer

Legend

Here is the issue:

Free feature support has already ended permanently as of October 2025, and will never be brought back. And the extended support only applies to those who are purchasing or have already purchased the Extended Security Update plan, which does not cover feature updates at all—only security updates. Plus, newer versions of Premiere now require the use of features that does not function properly in Windows 10, and cannot be circumvented at all without crashing the program. Therefore, Adobe support for Windows 10 must have ended for all newer major version releases if older OSes are no longer receiving free mainstream support.

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tee332003

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So, They gave no indication or warning. They just updated users to new versions with known compatibility issues…

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