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Microsoft has now drawn a line under a decade of continuous evolution for one of the world’s most widely used desktop platforms: Windows 10 — first released in 2015 — has reached the end of mainstream servicing and entered a short, managed twilight that requires action from users, IT teams and...

Security researchers and government cybersecurity teams are publicly warning that millions of Windows 10 machines face an elevated risk of malicious attacks now that Microsoft’s vendor-supplied patching lifecycle has moved past the platform’s mainstream support window — a transition that turns...

Microsoft’s decade-long desktop era with Windows 10 reached a formal end this week, sending ripples through consumers, schools, small businesses and the Linux ecosystem — and the timing couldn’t have been more dramatic: Zorin OS 18 arrived the same day Microsoft cut mainstream support, while...

Microsoft’s decision to end free, routine support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 transforms a familiar comfort — a decade-old, battle-tested desktop OS — into a scheduled security event with clear technical, financial and social consequences for millions of users and organizations worldwide...

Microsoft has pushed one final cumulative security update for Windows 10 as the operating system reaches its official end of support, but that last patch is a short‑term fix — the long‑term answer for most users is an upgrade to a supported platform. Background / Overview Windows 10 launched in...

Microsoft's decision to keep Microsoft Defender Antivirus receiving definition and detection updates on Windows 10 for years after the operating system's official end-of-support does reduce one vector of risk — but it is emphatically not a replacement for ongoing OS security patches, feature...

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...

If your Windows 10 PC is eligible, you can still move to Windows 11 at no cost—and even machines that Microsoft labels “incompatible” often have practical, community-tested workarounds that will get you onto the newer OS today. This feature explains every supported route Microsoft provides...

Microsoft’s decade-long support for Windows 10 reached a hard stop on October 14, 2025, when the company officially ended mainstream servicing for the operating system—security patches, quality rollups, feature updates and standard technical assistance are no longer delivered to unenrolled...

Today Microsoft’s formal support for Windows 10 ends, and with it a decade-long product cycle closes while a far longer migration — technical, economic and social — accelerates across homes, schools and enterprises worldwide. This is not the dramatic, immediate “death” some headlines paint...

Microsoft’s long‑running support for Windows 10 reaches its calendared finish line on October 14, 2025, when routine OS security updates, feature and quality rollups, and standard Microsoft technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions officially cease — leaving households, small...

Microsoft has ended free mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a clear, calendar‑backed cutoff that shifts responsibility for security and compatibility from the vendor to the owner unless one of the sanctioned transition paths is chosen immediately. Background / Overview...

After nearly ten years of patches, features, and the occasional controversial upgrade notification, Windows 10 has reached its official end-of-support date — and that changes the calculus for millions of PCs around the world. Microsoft will stop delivering routine security updates, quality...

After more than a decade as the default desktop for hundreds of millions of PCs, Windows 10’s era of free, routine updates and vendor support has officially ended — Microsoft stopped mainstream servicing on October 14, 2025, and while your PC will continue to boot and run, it will no longer...

Microsoft’s formal end to free support for Windows 10 is now in force, closing a nearly decade‑long chapter for one of the world’s most widely used desktop operating systems and forcing millions of households, schools and businesses to choose between upgrading, paying for a limited security...

The last official day of support for Windows 10 is here: Microsoft will stop delivering feature updates, security patches and technical assistance for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, and millions of devices worldwide will move from "supported" to "at risk" unless owners take action. Background...

Microsoft’s decade-long run with Windows 10 reached its formal close today as Microsoft ceased routine security updates and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions, ushering in a sharply riskier period for millions of PCs that remain on the platform. Background Windows 10...

Microsoft has formally ended mainstream support for Windows 10: as of Tuesday, October 14, 2025, routine security patches and quality fixes for consumer editions cease and Microsoft is directing most users toward Windows 11 or a paid or conditional Extended Security Updates (ESU) pathway for a...

Microsoft’s scheduled halt to Windows 10 security updates on October 14, 2025 changes the risk calculus for millions of PCs — it does not instantly brick machines, but it removes the vendor safety net that patches newly discovered vulnerabilities and defends connected systems from evolving...

Microsoft has stopped providing routine security updates, feature fixes and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions as of October 14, 2025 — and that change has immediate, practical consequences for millions of PCs worldwide. Background / Overview Windows 10 launched in...