end of support 2025

Microsoft has officially stopped providing security updates, feature updates, and standard technical support for Windows 10 as of October 14, 2025 — and for most users the practical next step is to move to Windows 11 (if your PC is eligible) or enroll in the temporary Extended Security Updates...

The abrupt end of free, routine support for Windows 10 — and the narrow upgrade path Microsoft has set toward Windows 11 — has created a perfect storm of security, equity, and environmental risks that could convert hundreds of millions of still-functional PCs into liability or landfill. Advocacy...

Windows 10 has reached its formal end of support on October 14, 2025, but Microsoft has offered a narrowly scoped safety net: the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program lets eligible Windows 10 devices receive security-only patches for one additional year — and for most home users...

The clock has run down: October 14, 2025 is here, and for hundreds of millions of PCs the familiar stream of free Windows 10 updates stops — unless you have enrolled in the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. Background / Overview Microsoft announced a firm lifecycle cutoff for...

Windows 10 reaches a hard milestone this week: mainstream support ends on October 14, 2025, but Microsoft is offering a one‑year safety valve—Extended Security Updates (ESU)—that most consumers can access for free if they take a few concrete steps before the deadline. Background Microsoft...

A fresh telemetry snapshot from remote‑support sessions underscores a stark reality: as Microsoft’s Windows 10 support deadline approaches, a large share of real‑world endpoints remain on an OS that will soon stop receiving routine security patches—creating an urgent migration and...

Windows 10 users still running a supported system can lock down their PCs today with a handful of built-in controls — and those who haven't planned an upgrade must act fast: Microsoft ends mainstream security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, making timely hardening, backups and...

The October 14, 2025 end-of-support deadline for Windows 10 is not merely a calendared event — it is a commercial and technical inflection point that hands managed services providers (MSPs) a unique, high-margin growth opportunity to lead migrations, manage risk, and convert one-off refresh...

Kaspersky’s recent telemetry snapshot landed like a warning siren for IT teams and home users alike: in the vendor’s sampled dataset roughly 53% of monitored devices were still running Windows 10 with only 33% on Windows 11 and a non‑trivial 8.5% still using Windows 7, even as Microsoft’s...

If you’re not ready to move to Windows 11, you can keep receiving security updates for Windows 10 for one more year—at no charge in many cases—provided you enroll in Microsoft’s Extended Security Updates (ESU) program by the October 14, 2025 end-of-support deadline and follow the enrollment...

Microsoft’s deadline is now unavoidable: Windows 10 will stop receiving regular security updates on October 14, 2025, and the immediate fallout in India—where millions of machines still run Windows 10—has forced consumers, small businesses, and large organisations into a compressed set of...

If your PC is still running Windows 10, the calendar is no longer a distant concern — it's a deadline with real security consequences: Microsoft will stop delivering routine security updates, feature fixes, and standard technical support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, and that shift raises...

Microsoft just gave Windows 10 users one last lifeline — but the window to grab it is small, conditional, and full of trade-offs you need to understand before you act. Overview Microsoft will stop regular security updates for consumer editions of Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, but it is...

The clock is no longer just ticking — it’s already in overtime: with Windows 10 scheduled to leave mainstream support, organisations that treat the Windows 11 upgrade as a compliance chore are missing an opening to convert a necessary refresh into a measurable competitive advantage. The...

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...

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...

Microsoft has set a hard deadline: Windows 10 will stop receiving security updates and official support on October 14, 2025, and if you’re still running Windows 10 it’s time to pick a path forward — upgrade, buy new hardware, or choose a supported workaround. The good news for most users is that...

Microsoft’s push for Copilot+ PCs has moved from product launch to full‑throttle migration messaging as Windows 10 approaches its October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support deadline, with Redmond now framing Arm‑based, NPU‑equipped laptops as the recommended path for consumers and organizations that want...

Windows 10 will reach its official end-of-support on October 14, 2025 — but Microsoft has built a narrowly scoped, one-year Extended Security Updates (ESU) escape hatch that lets many consumers continue receiving security-only patches through October 13, 2026 if they enroll before the deadline...

Microsoft has quietly begun steering Windows 10 users toward three hard choices—enroll in a one‑year Extended Security Updates (ESU) plan, upgrade to Windows 11, or trade in / recycle aging hardware—by adding an ESU “Enroll now” prompt and a new “Learn about options to trade‑in or recycle your...