end of support

Microsoft's decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 this month has forced a pragmatic pivot: for many users, staying on older hardware and avoiding a Windows 11 upgrade will now require either a short-term paid patch or a set of enrollment workarounds that are free but conditional and...

Windows 10 reaches its official end of support on October 14, 2025 — after that date Microsoft will stop shipping regular OS security updates, quality fixes, and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions unless a device is covered by an approved extension program. Background...

Microsoft has given many Windows 10 users a narrowly scoped — but real — lifeline: a consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program that can keep eligible Windows 10 PCs receiving security-only patches for one more year after the platform’s official end-of-support date, and for many households...

Microsoft has quietly given many Windows 10 users a one‑year safety net: an in‑product Extended Security Updates (ESU) enrollment that — under clear prerequisites — can extend critical security updates through October 13, 2026, often at no out‑of‑pocket cost and in just a few clicks. Background...

Microsoft has quietly opened a practical lifeline for millions of Windows 10 users: a one-year extension of security updates through the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program that can be obtained instantly and without payment for qualifying devices — but it comes with specific requirements...

Microsoft has set a hard stop: Windows 10 will receive no further routine security or feature updates after October 14, 2025, forcing every user and organization still running the OS to choose between upgrading, enrolling in a time‑limited Extended Security Updates (ESU) bridge, or accepting a...

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...

Capcom has quietly moved a new compatibility line into the post‑launch roadmap for its Monster Hunter trilogy on PC: starting October 14, 2025, the publisher will no longer guarantee that Monster Hunter Wilds, Monster Hunter World, and Monster Hunter Rise will run on Windows 10. The change —...

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’s calendar stop for Windows 10 is now a hard security and compliance deadline for British organisations: support ends on October 14, 2025, the UK is not included in Microsoft’s announced no-cost Extended Security Updates concession for the European Economic Area, and new research from...

Microsoft’s latest clarification about the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program makes one thing uncomfortably clear: if you use the free ESU path tied to a Microsoft account, you must sign into that account on the PC at least once every 60 days — or the ESU entitlement will lapse...

Microsoft’s last-minute lifeline for Windows 10 users is real — but it’s narrow, conditional, and time‑boxed: Windows 10 reaches its official end of support on October 14, 2025, and the company’s consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program will provide one additional year of security‑only...

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) granted through a Microsoft Account (MSA) will stop arriving on a device if that account isn’t used to sign in at least once within a rolling 60‑day window, and that users who lose ESU access this way must re‑enroll using...

Microsoft has set a firm deadline: on October 14, 2025 Windows 10 stops receiving routine security updates, feature improvements, and standard technical support — a hard lifecycle cliff that forces every remaining Windows 10 PC into one of three practical paths: upgrade to Windows 11 where...

Windows 10’s decade-long run is entering its final, formal chapter: Microsoft will stop providing routine security updates, feature and quality fixes, and standard technical support for most Windows 10 editions on October 14, 2025 — but the real story is a layered, pragmatic wind-down that...

Microsoft has set a hard calendar for Windows 10’s twilight: routine security updates, quality patches and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 SKUs end on October 14, 2025, forcing households, small businesses and large enterprises to choose between upgrading to Windows 11...

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...

Microsoft has quietly released Windows 10 update KB5066198 as an optional cumulative preview for version 22H2, and the package — available through Windows Update and as offline .msu installers on the Microsoft Update Catalog — brings targeted bug fixes (not new consumer features) ahead of...

Microsoft’s calendar decision to stop issuing routine security and feature updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has moved from an abstract lifecycle notice to an immediate, practical problem for millions of users who still rely on the decade-old OS. The company has published a formal...

A surprising headline claiming a “shock revival” of Windows 7 has spread through the tech press and social feeds as the industry counts down to Windows 10’s end-of-support milestone — but a careful look at the telemetry, vendor positions, and third‑party patching activity shows a far more...