Microsoft’s last-minute concession is a win for European consumers: the company will provide a one-year, no-cost extension of critical security updates for Windows 10 users inside the European Economic Area (EEA), while users elsewhere still face a mixed bag of free-but‑conditional enrollment, a...
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Microsoft’s late-stage change to Windows 10 servicing has opened a narrowly scoped escape hatch: eligible consumer PCs can receive one additional year of security-only updates after October 14, 2025 — but the conditions matter, and claims that those updates are available without linking to a...
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