Here it is today 26. 10 . and I still don't have any confirmation that my ESU for EEA is activated. In the "Windows Update" window I have the message "Your version of WIndows has reached the end of support". "Your device is no longer receiving security updates. Enrol now to stay protected and...
Windows 10’s official support end is a hard deadline — but for organizations wrestling with legacy, mission‑critical applications, the moment is not a verdict of doom; it’s a call to action with practical, fast, and defensible options to keep apps running securely while you plan longer‑term...
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Windows 10 has reached its official end-of-support date, but Microsoft has opened a one-year safety valve — the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program — that lets eligible Windows 10 PCs continue receiving security-only patches through October 13, 2026; for many home users that extra...
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Windows 10 will still boot after October 14, 2025 — but “still booting” is not the same as being supported, safe, or future‑proof, and staying put requires planning, disciplined hardening, and an honest acceptance of rising risk.
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Microsoft today published October 2025 Security Updates for Exchange Server — a targeted release that patches multiple vulnerabilities, finalizes the last publicly available security rollups for Exchange Server 2016 and 2019, and introduces an operational change that blocks exporting the...
Just over a decade after its debut, Microsoft has formally ended mainstream support for Windows 10 — a watershed moment that changes the maintenance, security and upgrade calculus for hundreds of millions of PCs around the world. October 14, 2025 is the final day Microsoft will deliver routine...
Microsoft's announcement that Windows 10 will stop receiving routine security updates on 14 October 2025 crystallises a hard deadline for millions of users and organisations — an event that shifts long-standing security assumptions, raises urgent operational questions about migration and cost...
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Microsoft’s decision to stop routine security updates and standard technical support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 is a hard calendar moment with real security, operational and economic consequences for millions of home users, small businesses and large enterprises worldwide. The company...
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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...
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Microsoft’s OS roadmap is forcing a reckoning: as Windows 10 reaches its end of support on October 14, 2025, millions of PCs face a choice between upgrading, paying for Extended Security Updates, or relying on third‑party software to patch gaps in usability and productivity — and one third‑party...
Ein einzelnes Foto — drei mit Computern vollgepackte Paletten — entlarvt in wenigen Sekunden, wie ein technischer Entscheid Millionen von Geräten in Richtung Elektroschrott treiben kann und warum das Support‑Ende von Windows 10 weit über den Bildschirmrand hinaus Konsequenzen hat.
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Microsoft’s long-notified cutoff for Windows 10 updates is now unavoidable: on October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop issuing regular security patches, feature updates, and technical support for every mainstream edition of Windows 10, leaving millions of users with a stark choice—upgrade to...
Microsoft’s decision to end free updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has shifted from a future milestone to an immediate crisis for millions of users, leaving consumers, small businesses and IT teams scrambling to secure aging PCs, evaluate migration paths, and weigh the environmental and...
Microsoft’s scheduled end-of-support for Windows 10 is now a matter of weeks away, and the fallout is exposing a tangle of technical, legal, and practical problems that leave millions of users scrambling for a safe migration path — or paying to buy time.
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Microsoft has set a firm...
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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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.
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Microsoft will stop issuing routine security updates and mainstream technical support for the majority of Windows 10 editions on October 14, 2025—a deadline that forces millions of home users and organisations to decide quickly between upgrading to Windows 11, buying a short-term safety net, or...
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Microsoft has fixed a hard deadline: Windows 10’s official support ends on October 14, 2025, and that timetable forces every remaining Windows 10 PC into one of three paths—upgrade, pay for a short-term safety net, or migrate to a different operating system—each with clear security, cost, and...
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Microsoft’s security updates and mainstream support for Windows 10 end on October 14, 2025 — a fixed, non‑negotiable deadline that forces a simple but urgent choice for every Windows 10 user: upgrade to Windows 11 if your PC qualifies, enroll in Microsoft’s limited Extended Security Updates...
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Microsoft has given Windows 10 users one clear, short-lived option to avoid an immediate upgrade: a consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program that can keep eligible PCs receiving critical security patches for a single extra year — but only if you meet the prerequisites and enroll before...
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