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    Valve Ends Steam Support for Windows 10 32-bit (Jan 2026) — 64-bit Only

    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...
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    Windows 10 ESU Explained: Extend Security Updates to Oct 2026 (with caveats)

    Microsoft’s last-minute lifeline means you can keep receiving security updates for Windows 10 — but only if you act before Microsoft’s hard cutoff, and only for a strictly time‑boxed period with important caveats that change what “staying on Windows 10” actually means. Background Microsoft has...
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    Windows 10 End of Support Deadline 2025: ESU, Upgrades, and Migration Paths

    Microsoft has set a hard deadline: Windows 10 will stop receiving free security updates on October 14, 2025, and every day that passes between now and that date increases the urgency for millions of households and businesses to act — whether by upgrading, enrolling in extended protection, or...
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    Windows 10 End of Support 2025: Migration Playbook and ESU Guide

    Microsoft’s October deadline for Windows 10 support has arrived like a ringing bell for an industry that—by several measures—wasn’t ready: large numbers of consumer and corporate endpoints still run Windows 10, many organisations face compatibility and budget constraints, and the safety net...
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    KB5065429: Windows 10 ESU Enrollment & End-of-Support 2025

    Microsoft pushed Windows 10 cumulative update KB5065429 to 22H2 machines this week, a mandatory security rollup that arrives as the platform approaches its October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support deadline — and it’s tightly linked to Microsoft’s consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) enrollment path...
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    Windows 10 ESU Enrollment: Security updates through Oct 2026 (end of support 2025)

    Microsoft has set a hard cutoff for Windows 10: free mainstream support and monthly security updates stop on October 14, 2025, but a one‑year safety net — the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program — gives eligible Windows 10 users a bridge until October 13, 2026. Background /...
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    Windows 10 End of Support (Oct 14, 2025): ESU Options & Windows 11 Migration

    Microsoft’s official end-of-support date for Windows 10 — October 14, 2025 — is no longer a distant calendar note: it’s a hard deadline that forces millions of users to choose between upgrading to Windows 11, buying time with Microsoft’s Extended Security Updates (ESU), or accepting growing...
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    Germany Faces Windows 10 EoS: Plan Migration Before October 14, 2025

    Millions of German PCs face a hard deadline: on October 14, 2025, Microsoft will end mainstream support for Windows 10, stopping free security updates and feature patches for Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education and IoT LTSB editions — a shift that leaves a substantial portion of Germany’s installed...
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