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    Windows 10 End of Support 2025: Upgrade, ESU, and Migration Playbook

    Microsoft has issued its clearest countdown yet: mainstream support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025 — a hard servicing cut-off that removes routine security updates, quality fixes and standard technical support for the majority of Windows 10 editions and leaves millions of devices at...
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    Windows 10 End of Support 2025: QMR, Copilot, and Windows Weekly 950

    Windows Weekly’s latest episode arrives like a two‑ton reminder that tech transitions rarely happen on a polite schedule: “Coding Makes Me Cry” (Episode 950) drills into the real-world fallout of Windows 10’s imminent end-of‑support, Microsoft’s evolving recovery and Copilot features, and the...
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    Valve Ends Steam Support on 32-bit Windows by Jan 2026

    Valve has set a firm deadline: beginning January 1, 2026, the Steam desktop client will no longer be supported on 32‑bit versions of Windows — a move that freezes the client on any remaining Windows 10 32‑bit installations and pushes the platform fully onto a 64‑bit baseline. Background The...
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    Windows 10 ESU 2026: Enroll for Security Updates Before Oct 14, 2025 Cutoff

    Windows 10 users facing the October 14, 2025 end-of-support deadline have one practical lifeline: Microsoft’s consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program can keep eligible machines receiving critical and important security patches through October 13, 2026 — but enrollment is time-sensitive...
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    Steam Drops 32-bit Windows Support by Jan 2026: Moving to a 64-bit-Only Client

    Steam will stop supporting 32‑bit versions of Windows on January 1, 2026 — a narrowly targeted but important platform change that affects a vanishing fraction of Steam users and formalises the final phase of Valve’s shift to a 64‑bit‑only Steam client. Background The news that Steam will drop...
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    Steam Ends 32-Bit Windows Support on Jan 1, 2026 - Migration Guide

    Steam will stop supporting 32‑bit editions of Windows on January 1, 2026 — a decision that closes the last mainstream holdout for 32‑bit Windows on Valve’s gaming platform and forces the small number of remaining Windows 10 32‑bit users to plan a near‑term migration if they want continued...
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    Steam Drops 32-bit Windows Support on Jan 1, 2026: What It Means

    Valve will stop supporting 32‑bit Windows for the Steam client on January 1, 2026, closing a long tail of legacy compatibility while leaving 32‑bit game binaries runnable on modern systems. Background / Overview The move is narrowly scoped: Steam’s announced cutover targets 32‑bit editions of...
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    Steam Ends 32-Bit Windows Support on Jan 1, 2026 — What to Do

    Valve has put a firm date on the end of an era: beginning January 1, 2026, Steam will stop supporting 32‑bit editions of Windows — a move that is technically predictable, low‑impact for the vast majority of users, but urgent and potentially disruptive for the small cohort still running Windows...
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    Steam Ends 32-Bit Windows Support by Jan 1, 2026: What to Do

    Valve has put a firm date on the end of an era: beginning January 1, 2026, Steam will stop supporting 32‑bit editions of Windows, leaving Windows 10 32‑bit — the last commonly supported 32‑bit Windows SKU — on an officially unsupported path and urging the tiny fraction of players still running...
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    Valve Ends Steam Support for Windows 10 32-bit (Jan 2026) — 64-bit Only

    Valve will stop supporting Steam on 32‑bit Windows systems on January 1, 2026 — a move that affects a vanishingly small slice of the PC gaming population but signals a permanent industry shift away from 32‑bit desktop platforms and toward exclusive 64‑bit support. Background The end of Steam's...
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    Valve Drops 32-Bit Steam on Windows by Jan 2026: What Users Must Know

    Valve will stop supporting 32‑bit editions of Windows in the Steam client on January 1, 2026, a move that closes the final mainstream chapter of 32‑bit desktop support on Steam and forces a small—but real—group of users to migrate, back up data, or accept an unsupported client. Background...
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    Steam to drop 32-bit Windows support on Jan 1, 2026: migration guide

    Valve’s Steam client will stop receiving updates for 32‑bit editions of Windows on January 1, 2026, a decision that closes the last active chapter of 32‑bit Windows support on Steam and forces a small but real group of users to plan migrations, backups, or hardware replacements. Background...
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    Valve to End Steam Support for 32-bit Windows on Jan 1, 2026

    Valve will stop supporting 32‑bit versions of Windows for the Steam client on January 1, 2026, a move the company says affects only a vanishing fraction of users but which nevertheless closes a long-running chapter in the 32‑bit to 64‑bit transition for PC gaming. Background / Overview Steam’s...
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    Steam to End Windows 32-bit Support by Jan 2026: What You Need to Know

    Steam will stop supporting Windows 32‑bit installations on January 1, 2026, a move that, if confirmed and implemented as reported, will leave the vanishingly small number of users still running Windows 10 in its 32‑bit form without client updates, security fixes, or official Steam Support help —...
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    Windows 10 End of Support 2025: U.S. Commercial Refresh Outpaces Retail Slump

    Microsoft’s announced October 14, 2025 end-of-support for Windows 10 has not triggered the consumer PC buying surge vendors hoped for; instead, recent market data shows the United States is leaning on commercial refreshes while everyday buyers delay purchases amid inflation, tariff uncertainty...
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    Consumer Reports Urges Microsoft to Extend Windows 10 Security Updates Past 2025

    Consumer watchdog Consumer Reports has formally urged Microsoft to extend free security updates for Windows 10 beyond the company’s announced October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support date, arguing that the current one‑year consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) option and paywall risk leaving hundreds...
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    Australian SMBs Rush to Generative AI: Security Risks & Governance

    Australian small and medium businesses are sprinting to adopt generative AI — often by pasting confidential company data into free consumer tools — and that rush is creating a clear, demonstrable security and compliance gap that needs urgent remediation. Background / Overview The latest...
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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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    Consumer Reports Pushes Free Windows 10 Security Patches Beyond Oct 2025

    Consumer Reports has formally urged Microsoft to extend free support for Windows 10, warning that tens — possibly hundreds — of millions of still-working PCs will be left exposed when mainstream updates and security patches stop on October 14, 2025. The advocacy group’s letter to Microsoft’s CEO...
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    Master Windows 10 Hardware Checks: Built-in Tools for Diagnostics & Upgrades

    Windows 10 gives you more ways than ever to inspect the hardware and software under the hood — from the quick, user-friendly Settings > About panel to deep, exportable inventories created by System Information (msinfo32), dxdiag, PowerShell, and classic command-line tools — and knowing which...
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