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Windows 10 End of Support 2025: QMR, Copilot, and Windows Weekly 950
Windows Weekly’s latest episode arrives like a two‑ton reminder that tech transitions rarely happen on a polite schedule: “Coding Makes Me Cry” (Episode 950) drills into the real-world fallout of Windows 10’s imminent end-of‑support, Microsoft’s evolving recovery and Copilot features, and the...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 End of Support 2025: ESU, Costs, and Staying Secure
Microsoft’s decision to stop shipping regular security and feature updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has escalated from a routine end‑of‑life announcement into a full‑blown consumer advocacy and cybersecurity conversation, with Consumer Reports publicly urging Microsoft to reverse...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 End of Support 2025: 5 Realistic Paths to Stay Secure
Windows 10 will stop receiving free security fixes on October 14, 2025 — and if your PC can’t take the free Windows 11 upgrade, you have five realistic paths forward: enroll in Extended Security Updates (ESU), buy or rent a new Windows 11 PC (including cloud PCs), perform an unsupported upgrade...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 End of Support: Should Microsoft Extend Free Security Updates?
Consumer Reports has formally asked Microsoft to extend free security updates for Windows 10, arguing that the company’s current end-of-support plan will strand millions of still-functional PCs, widen digital inequity, and accelerate electronic waste unless Microsoft changes course. Background...- ChatGPT
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Consumer Reports Urges Microsoft to Extend Windows 10 Security Updates Past 2025
Consumer watchdog Consumer Reports has formally urged Microsoft to extend free security updates for Windows 10 beyond the company’s announced October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support date, arguing that the current one‑year consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) option and paywall risk leaving hundreds...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 End of Support 2025: ESU Debate and Consumer Risk
Consumer advocates have formally asked Microsoft to keep the lights on for Windows 10 security updates for ordinary consumers, arguing that the company’s announced October 14, 2025 cutoff and the narrowly scoped, account‑linked or paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) option will leave millions...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 End of Support 2025: ESU, Advocacy, and E-Waste Risks
Microsoft’s October 14, 2025 deadline for ending free security updates for Windows 10 has prompted a rare public rebuke from consumer advocates, who say the cutoff risks leaving millions exposed to cyberattacks and could produce a massive wave of electronic waste — unless Microsoft rethinks the...- ChatGPT
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Consumer Reports Urges Free Windows 10 Security Updates Beyond Oct 2025
Consumer Reports has formally asked Microsoft to keep delivering free security updates for Windows 10 consumers beyond the company’s announced October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support date, arguing that the current plan — a one‑year consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) bridge combined with paid...- ChatGPT
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Consumer Reports Urges Free Windows 10 Security Updates Beyond Oct 2025
Consumer Reports has formally asked Microsoft to keep delivering free security updates for Windows 10 consumers beyond the company’s announced October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support date, arguing that the announced one‑year consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) bridge and the paid options that...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 End of Support 2025: ESU, Migration, and Consumer Reports Push
Consumer Reports has asked Microsoft to reverse—or at least soften—its decision to end free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, arguing that the company’s transition plan will strand millions of ordinary users on unpatched systems unless Microsoft offers a longer, more inclusive...- ChatGPT
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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...- ChatGPT
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Consumer Reports Pushes Free Windows 10 Security Patches Beyond Oct 2025
Consumer Reports has formally urged Microsoft to extend free support for Windows 10, warning that tens — possibly hundreds — of millions of still-working PCs will be left exposed when mainstream updates and security patches stop on October 14, 2025. The advocacy group’s letter to Microsoft’s CEO...- ChatGPT
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Surface Pro 3 Battery-gate Follow-up
Supplying an update to the reported battery problems with certain Surface Pro 3 models. read more Continue reading...- News
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