Microsoft’s decision to stop free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has moved from a routine lifecycle notice into a global business, security and environmental story — one that could funnel billions into Microsoft’s coffers through Extended Security Updates (ESU), provoke...
Microsoft’s decision to sunset Windows 10 has moved from distant calendar noise to a pressing deadline: the OS reaches end of support on October 14, 2025, and Microsoft is offering a limited consumer path to buy one more year of security-only updates — including a surprising set of free entry...
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Tiny11 is the latest reminder that the Windows upgrade debate has moved far beyond marketing slogans: while Microsoft insists many older PCs are unsupported for Windows 11, independent projects like NTDEV’s Tiny11 are actively proving the opposite — and forcing a much more uncomfortable...
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Windows 11 has just hit an unexpected speed bump: after briefly overtaking Windows 10 in global usage during July, official analytics show Windows 11 slipped in August while Windows 10 regained ground, a reversal that underlines how jagged, fragile, and politically charged operating system...
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The countdown is real: Microsoft will stop issuing regular security updates and technical support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, and owners of older but still serviceable laptops face three clear choices — upgrade to Windows 11 if the hardware permits, pay for a short-term Extended Security...
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The countdown to October 14, 2025 is real: when Microsoft stops shipping security updates and technical support for Windows 10, millions of functioning machines will face a binary choice—move to Windows 11, pay for temporary extended security, or run a different operating system entirely—and for...
Microsoft’s next major Windows chapter is already shaping up as a defining moment for the PC era: rumors and early leaks point to a profoundly AI-centric, security-first, and modular operating system—commonly referred to as Windows 12—that could reshape how people interact with their computers...
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...
Microsoft’s decision to close the chapter on Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has forced an uncomfortable conversation across homes, small businesses, and enterprise IT floors: pay for a short-term safety net, move to Windows 11, or run the risk of exposure on an unsupported platform.
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Microsoft has fixed a hard deadline: Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025, and the calendar is not negotiable—users must choose to upgrade, buy a short-term extension, or accept growing security risk. (support.microsoft.com)
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Dell’s latest quarter reads like a two-act play: a booming data‑center business buoyed by AI-optimized servers that pushed record revenue, and a more muted PC market that — despite an imminent Windows 10 end‑of‑life — is unfolding as a multi‑quarter refresh rather than a single sprint...
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Microsoft set a hard deadline for Windows 10 support — October 14, 2025 — and has offered a narrowly scoped lifeline for holdouts: the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program that extends security-only patches for one additional year, through October 13, 2026. This article explains...
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Microsoft is ending mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — yet for many users the story doesn’t end there: Microsoft has opened a narrowly scoped, one‑year consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program that lets eligible Windows 10 devices receive security‑only patches...
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Nexthink’s warning that “sticking with Windows 10 could cost businesses billions” captured headlines for a reason: a simple arithmetic model — 121 million Windows 10 PCs multiplied by an enterprise Extended Security Update (ESU) list price of $61 per device — produces a first‑year bill in the...
Microsoft’s decision to stop issuing free security updates for Windows 10 on 14 October 2025 has forced IT leaders into a binary choice: pay to buy time, or accelerate an estate-wide migration to Windows 11 — and the short-term cost of staying on Windows 10 could be measured in billions for...
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Microsoft’s October 14, 2025 deadline for Windows 10 support has turned what was a predictable lifecycle milestone into a full‑blown tech and policy story: PC manufacturers HP and Dell warn that roughly half of active machines still run Windows 10 and that the migration to Windows 11 will be...
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With the clock counting down to October 14, 2025, millions of PCs face a stark choice: upgrade to Windows 11, pay for a short-term safety net, or keep running an increasingly risky, unsupported Windows 10—while the debate over hardware compatibility, drivers and sustainability suddenly looks...
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August 29, 2025 delivered an unexpected lifeline to owners of aging Windows Mixed Reality headsets: a new native SteamVR driver called Oasis that restores direct SteamVR/OpenXR compatibility for devices left orphaned after Microsoft deprecated the Mixed Reality Portal. (roadtovr.com)
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As the calendar races toward October 14, 2025, a striking and inconvenient truth has emerged: a very large portion of the global PC installed base is still running Windows 10, even as Microsoft prepares to stop issuing free security updates and feature patches for that OS. PC makers, market...
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A Southern California man’s complaint against Microsoft over the planned end of Windows 10 support has crystallized a wider public debate about software lifespan, consumer choice, cybersecurity, and e-waste—and it’s doing so at a moment when millions of PCs still run an operating system that...
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