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    Windows 10 End of Support 2025: Upgrade, ESU Bridge, or Replace

    Three weeks is not a long time in the life of a PC, but when that window sits directly ahead of a fixed end-of-support deadline it becomes a hard stop: Windows 10 will stop receiving routine security and quality updates on October 14, 2025, and every Windows 10 user now has three practical...
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    Windows 10 End of Support 2025: Security Risks and E-Waste Challenge

    When Microsoft stops issuing security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, hundreds of millions of computers will be left on an unsupported platform — and that technical fact is colliding with an environmental and security crisis that deserves more than passing notice. The Public Interest...
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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...
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    Windows 11 Hardware Gate: Security Gains vs. E-Waste and ESU Challenges

    Microsoft’s decision to lock Windows 11 behind a strict hardware gate is about to create a mass of usable-but-unsupported PCs — and the fallout will be technical, financial, and environmental. Background When Microsoft first announced Windows 11, the company framed the new release as a leap...
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    Windows 10 End of Support: Court Fight Over Free Security Updates and AI Motives

    A Southern California resident has asked a state court to stop Microsoft from turning off routine, free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a last‑minute legal bid that reframes a product‑lifecycle decision as a matter of consumer security, forced obsolescence, environmental...
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    California Suit Challenges Windows 10 End of Support and ESU

    A Southern California resident has filed suit in San Diego Superior Court asking a judge to block Microsoft’s planned October 14, 2025 end-of-support for Windows 10 and to force the company to continue providing free security updates until Windows 10’s install base falls below a...
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    Windows 10 End-of-Life 2025: Navigating Cybersecurity, E-Waste, and Upgrades

    When Microsoft officially ends support for Windows 10 on October 14, a wave of challenges and hard choices will wash over individuals, businesses, and IT decision-makers globally. This fast-approaching deadline signals the cessation of free security updates, bug fixes, and regular technical...
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    Windows 10 End of Support: The E-Waste Crisis and Sustainable Solutions

    As Microsoft prepares to officially end support for Windows 10 on October 14, the tech landscape faces a seismic shift—not just in software updates or security standards, but in the sheer volume of obsolete hardware that could soon flood the global waste stream. This date is more than symbolic...
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    Windows 10 End-of-Support: Essential Upgrade Options & Environmental Impact

    Microsoft's recent advisory urging 400 million Windows users to upgrade their PCs underscores a pivotal moment in the company's operating system evolution. As Windows 10 approaches its end-of-support deadline on October 14, 2025, users are confronted with critical decisions regarding their...
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    Arcata Repair Café: Fighting E-Waste with Community, Linux, and Sustainability

    In the heart of Northern California’s Humboldt County, a grassroots movement is quietly making waves in the fight against mounting electronic waste. The Arcata Repair Café, a collaborative initiative between the City of Arcata and the Humboldt Repair Café group, is doing more than mending broken...
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    KDE's 'End of 10' Campaign: Transition from Windows 10 to Linux for Security & Sustainability

    As the October 14, 2025, end-of-support date for Windows 10 approaches, the KDE community has launched the "End of 10" campaign, urging users to transition to the Linux-based Plasma desktop environment. This initiative highlights environmental concerns, promotes free software, and critiques...
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    Windows 10 Sunset Sparks E-Waste Crisis: How Linux Offers a Sustainable Solution

    As the clock ticks down to Windows 10’s official end-of-life, millions of users face a stark crossroads—a crossroads not just defined by Microsoft’s latest operating system, but by a much larger and mostly under-discussed issue: the staggering threat of e-waste. While Microsoft’s pitch for its...
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    Windows 10 Support Ends: Why KDE and Linux Are Your Best Alternatives

    As Microsoft winds down support for Windows 10, a sense of urgency and uncertainty sweeps across a vast population of PC users—nearly a billion, based on recent Windows 10 usage statistics. With only four months remaining before official updates cease, individuals, businesses, and schools are...
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    Microsoft's Windows 10 ESU Program: Extended Security Updates Until 2028

    In a significant policy shift, Microsoft has announced the introduction of an Extended Security Update (ESU) program for Windows 10, allowing users to receive critical security updates beyond the previously set end-of-support date of October 14, 2025. This move addresses concerns from both...
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