The Restart Project’s new “End of Windows 10” toolkit has sharpened a public campaign into an actionable playbook for community repair groups and activists — and its message is blunt: Microsoft’s hardware-gated Windows 11 transition risks driving hundreds of millions of still‑serviceable PCs...
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Microsoft's decision to stop providing free security updates for Windows 10 on 14 October 2025 — a move that campaigners say could instantly strand hundreds of millions of otherwise functional PCs — has crystallised a new, urgent debate in Europe about software-driven obsolescence and whether...