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.
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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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