As Microsoft’s deadline for Windows 10 support looms ever closer, the technology ecosystem is bracing for a seismic shift. For millions around the world, October 14, 2025, marks not only the end of five years of extended service but also the beginning of an era defined by difficult choices...
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Windows 10 users who find themselves unable—or unwilling—to upgrade to Windows 11 have been facing a growing sense of uncertainty as Microsoft marches steadily towards the operating system’s End of Support date in October 2025. With roughly 400 million devices estimated to be stuck on Windows...
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For millions of Windows users and IT departments worldwide, the march toward October 14, 2025 looms ever larger—a firm deadline, underscored by Microsoft’s most recent messaging and a hard shift in strategy. In its latest advertising, Microsoft bluntly urges the community to “stay on the right...
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You might want to take a seat and cling onto your closest desktop, because if you’re reading this on an aging Windows 10 PC, the digital hourglass is tumbling dangerously low. Microsoft, in a move that has left users gasping more than Clippy at a cybersecurity conference, has urged—nay...
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