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Microsoft’s fixed support clock for Windows 10 reached its deadline on 14 October 2025, and that change forces a clear choice for every Windows 10 user: upgrade to Windows 11 where possible, enroll in the short-term Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program if eligible, or accept rising...

Microsoft’s one‑year lifeline for Windows 10 — the Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program — is now rolling out to eligible PCs, and the enrollment process is deliberately simple: open Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and click “Enroll now,” then choose whether to link your...

Microsoft’s blunt message to anyone still running Windows 10 is simple and urgent: your PC will keep working, but staying on an unsupported operating system is increasingly risky — and the clock to act is already ticking. Microsoft ended mainstream, free support for Windows 10 on October 14...

Microsoft has officially stopped providing security updates, feature updates, and standard technical support for Windows 10 as of October 14, 2025 — and for most users the practical next step is to move to Windows 11 (if your PC is eligible) or enroll in the temporary Extended Security Updates...

Microsoft has turned off the tap: on October 14, 2025 Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows 10, and millions of otherwise perfectly serviceable PCs now face a simple set of choices — upgrade, buy time, replace, or harden and live with increasing risk. Background / Overview Windows 10...

After more than a decade of service, Windows 10 will stop receiving routine security and quality updates on October 14, 2025, forcing every Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education user to make a deliberate choice: upgrade to Windows 11, enroll in Microsoft’s Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU)...

Microsoft’s announced cut-off for Windows 10 support has turned what should have been a routine lifecycle milestone into a political, technical and environmental firestorm—one that risks leaving hundreds of millions of usable PCs exposed to attacks, forcing costly refresh cycles in the public...

A fresh telemetry snapshot from remote‑support sessions underscores a stark reality: as Microsoft’s Windows 10 support deadline approaches, a large share of real‑world endpoints remain on an OS that will soon stop receiving routine security patches—creating an urgent migration and...

If your Windows 10 PC is being told it’s “ineligible” for Windows 11, the fix may be a single BIOS/UEFI switch — enabling your machine’s TPM (Trusted Platform Module) support — and in many cases that alone will make the system eligible for the free Windows 11 upgrade before Windows 10 support...

Microsoft’s deadline is now unavoidable: Windows 10 will stop receiving regular security updates on October 14, 2025, and the immediate fallout in India—where millions of machines still run Windows 10—has forced consumers, small businesses, and large organisations into a compressed set of...

If your Windows 10 PC is still humming along, you don’t have to smash the hard drive on October 14, 2025—but you do need a plan. Microsoft will stop shipping regular security, feature, and customer-support updates for mainstream Windows 10 editions on that date, and while machines will continue...

Microsoft’s clear deadline for Windows 10 support changes everything for the millions who still run the OS: if you’re on Windows 10, routine security updates, feature fixes, and standard technical support stop on October 14, 2025 — and Microsoft has published a narrowly scoped consumer Extended...

Three weeks is not a long time in the life of a PC, but when that window sits directly ahead of a fixed end-of-support deadline it becomes a hard stop: Windows 10 will stop receiving routine security and quality updates on October 14, 2025, and every Windows 10 user now has three practical...

Microsoft has issued its clearest countdown yet: mainstream support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025 — a hard servicing cut-off that removes routine security updates, quality fixes and standard technical support for the majority of Windows 10 editions and leaves millions of devices at...

Microsoft will stop issuing routine security updates and mainstream technical support for the majority of Windows 10 editions on October 14, 2025—a deadline that forces millions of home users and organisations to decide quickly between upgrading to Windows 11, buying a short-term safety net, or...

Microsoft has given Windows 10 users one clear, short-lived option to avoid an immediate upgrade: a consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program that can keep eligible PCs receiving critical security patches for a single extra year — but only if you meet the prerequisites and enroll before...

Windows 10 users facing the October 14, 2025 end-of-support deadline have one practical lifeline: Microsoft’s consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program can keep eligible machines receiving critical and important security patches through October 13, 2026 — but enrollment is time-sensitive...

Microsoft has quietly given many Windows 10 users a narrow, conditional lifeline: enroll your PC in the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program before October 14, 2025 and you can receive security-only updates for one more year — through October 13, 2026 — but the window is tight and...

Windows 10 reaches a hard stop on October 14, 2025 — after that date Microsoft will no longer deliver routine security updates, feature patches, or technical support for the mainstream editions — and every Windows 10 PC owner needs a realistic plan now to avoid rapid security and compatibility...

Valve will stop supporting Steam on 32‑bit Windows systems on January 1, 2026 — a move that affects a vanishingly small slice of the PC gaming population but signals a permanent industry shift away from 32‑bit desktop platforms and toward exclusive 64‑bit support. Background The end of Steam's...