On October 14th 2025 Microsoft will officially end support for Windows 10. For businesses running their digital signage networks using Windows 10 devices who haven’t already started planning for October, here’s what you need to know about the risks and your options moving forward.
Unfortunately the ‘old’ subscription of Xibo doesn’t contain ChromeOS. So if you want to switch from Win10 to ChromeOS Flex you need to update your subscription of Xibo (= pay more) and add a subscription for ChromeOS Flex Kiosk at Google (= pay more)
You’re right, there are costs associated with ChromeOS, namely the Google Kiosk licence and the Xibo perpetual licence if you’re not already on a Plan. As with all of the options available, there are pros and cons.
We’re working hard to deliver a Player application for Linux, which would be an open source option.