Microsoft won't force them immediately onto Windows 11.
Business users will be able to upgrade to Windows 10 at their own pace. (Microsoft officials are saying the improved baseline security in the OS itself obviates the need for S Mode.) Users will have 10 days to decide whether they like Windows 11 if not, they can rollback. Also, S Mode is going away, at least for some and maybe all SKUs. Users who opt to upgrade will get the same version of Windows they are currently using, meaning a Pro user will upgrade to Pro. 
Windows 11 will be a free upgrade from Windows 10. 
(October 14 is the actual day when support ends.) Officials are not saying yet whether they will offer paid Extended Security Updates (ESUs), as they did with Windows 7, for customers who want and need to stay on Windows 10 for a finite period of time after support ends. They did reconfirm that Windows 10 will be supported until October 2025, which they first said six years ago.
Microsoft officials declined to say whether Windows 10 21H2, due this fall, will be the last version of Windows 10. Other news of IT Pro interest shared (and not shared) today: Microsoft officials shared the good news on June 24, the day the company unveiled Windows 11. Microsoft officials said today that updates would be 40% smaller and happen in the background. Feature updates will continue to be delivered as they are now via Windows Update. Microsoft will continue to make available regular cumulative updates with patches and fixes throughout the year for all Windows 11 users. Enterprise and Education will get 36 months of support. 
The Home and Pro editions will get 24 months of support. Microsoft is moving to a single annual update per year for Windows 11. But this time, in a way that IT will likely find much more palatable. With Windows 11, Microsoft is shifting servicing gears yet again. How to install and manage security and feature updates.
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