Microsoft’s surprise consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) window is real — and it’s urgent: Windows 10 users now have a one‑year lifeline to keep receiving security updates through October 13, 2026, but you must enroll before Windows 10’s support ends on October 14, 2025. The enrollment...
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Microsoft’s slow, staged rollout of the Windows 10 Enroll now (ESU) wizard means the extension lifeline Microsoft promised for legacy PCs is available — but not instantly visible to everyone, and it comes with conditions and caveats that every Windows 10 user should understand before relying on...
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