Be happy with the level of support VB6 has now.

Look at it as breathing space, giving you enough time to investigate alternatives and get up to speed on them. There was never an obvious choice and after this much time things have changed a lot making the last decade's options less relevant. Get out there and investigate the possibilities.

In the meantime VB6 works fine for lots of tasks as it is.

Microsoft has never shown any interest in a direct follow-on to VB6. There isn't even any consensus on what such a thing might look like: my list of 10 Things To Change might not look anything like your list.