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.
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Microsoft will stop regular security updates for consumer editions of Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, but it is...
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As Microsoft approaches the official end-of-support phase for Windows 10, users, enterprises, and IT administrators are bracing for a wave of changes impacting how they work and secure their devices. Amid a flurry of announcements, policy updates, and user anxieties about shifting to Windows 11...
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Microsoft's recent announcement to extend support for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) beyond its originally planned end date in April 2025 invites a critical look at both the product's endurance and the broader patch management landscape. This extension, motivated by valuable user feedback...
Microsoft’s countdown to the end of Windows 10 support has been ticking for years, but the world’s small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are not listening as closely as they should. An eye-popping 35% of SMBs have either no plan or no awareness of the looming end-of-service (EoS) deadline for...
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