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Microsoft has set a firm deadline: Windows 10’s mainstream support ends on October 14, 2025, and every PC still running the OS must choose a path forward — upgrade, enroll in a short-term Extended Security Updates (ESU) bridge, or migrate to a different platform — because after that date...

Microsoft’s October 14, 2025 deadline for ending free security updates for Windows 10 has prompted a rare public rebuke from consumer advocates, who say the cutoff risks leaving millions exposed to cyberattacks and could produce a massive wave of electronic waste — unless Microsoft rethinks the...

Microsoft’s decision to draw a line under Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 is doing more than closing a chapter — it is sharpening the upgrade calculus for millions of users and accelerating a hardware-led shift toward AI-enabled PCs, commonly sold as Copilot+ or “AI PC” devices. What began as an...

More than a month before Microsoft stops issuing security patches for Windows 10, a fresh Kaspersky telemetry snapshot is sounding a loud alarm: a majority of devices in its dataset remain on Windows 10, with a non‑trivial tail still running unsupported releases such as Windows 7 — a situation...

Consumer Reports has formally urged Microsoft to extend free support for Windows 10, warning that tens — possibly hundreds — of millions of still-working PCs will be left exposed when mainstream updates and security patches stop on October 14, 2025. The advocacy group’s letter to Microsoft’s CEO...

Microsoft’s decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — paired with a one‑year “consumer Extended Security Updates” (ESU) option that costs roughly USD 30 or requires a Microsoft account to enroll — has sparked widespread consumer frustration, industry scrutiny, and a...

Microsoft has given Windows 10 users a clearly signposted escape hatch: Extended Security Updates (ESU) will let eligible PCs continue to receive critical and important security patches for up to three years after the operating system reaches end of support on October 14, 2025. The program...

Microsoft has set a firm deadline: Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025, and that change alters the security, upgrade, and disposal calculus for millions of PCs worldwide. Microsoft will stop providing routine OS security patches, feature and quality updates, and standard...

Microsoft’s hard deadline for Windows 10 — October 14, 2025 — marks more than a lifecycle milestone; it forces a choice for hundreds of millions of users between upgrading, paying for a short-term safety net, or knowingly running an unsupported operating system that will gradually become more...

Microsoft’s decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, is no longer a distant calendar entry — it’s a concrete deadline that forces choices for millions of users and IT teams. Microsoft will stop delivering routine security updates, feature and quality fixes, and...

The Restart Project’s new “End of Windows 10” toolkit has sharpened a public campaign into an actionable playbook for community repair groups and activists — and its message is blunt: Microsoft’s hardware-gated Windows 11 transition risks driving hundreds of millions of still‑serviceable PCs...

Consumer Reports has asked Microsoft to reverse—or at least soften—its decision to end free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, arguing that the company’s transition plan will strand millions of ordinary users on unpatched systems unless Microsoft offers a longer, more inclusive...

Australia faces a sharpened cyber‑risk horizon as Microsoft prepares to stop mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, at the same moment hackers are being handed increasingly powerful tools — and a new HP–Microsoft study warns many small and medium businesses are making themselves...

Windows 10 reaches its supported end-of-life on October 14, 2025, and if your PC can’t upgrade to Windows 11 you have five practical paths forward — each with real trade-offs in cost, security, and convenience — and only a narrow window to act before standard security updates stop. Overview...

Windows 10 gives you more ways than ever to inspect the hardware and software under the hood — from the quick, user-friendly Settings > About panel to deep, exportable inventories created by System Information (msinfo32), dxdiag, PowerShell, and classic command-line tools — and knowing which...

Consumer advocates have formally asked Microsoft to blunt the October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support deadline for Windows 10, arguing that the company’s current plan—ending free security updates for mainstream consumers while offering a short, account‑linked or paid Extended Security Updates (ESU)...

Microsoft’s last-minute lifeline means you can keep receiving security updates for Windows 10 — but only if you act before Microsoft’s hard cutoff, and only for a strictly time‑boxed period with important caveats that change what “staying on Windows 10” actually means. Background Microsoft has...

FROM Tuesday, October 14 Microsoft will end support for Windows 10, leaving machines that remain on that decade-old platform without routine security patches, feature updates or Microsoft technical support — and local repair shops such as Data Parts in Shepparton are already preparing to help...

Microsoft has pushed fresh Release Preview updates for both Windows 11 and Windows 10 this week, delivering targeted reliability fixes for real‑world scenarios and a terse Windows 10 rollup aimed at keeping late‑life devices stable while organizations complete migration plans. Background /...

Microsoft’s Release Preview rings received another quiet pair of cumulative updates this week: one for Windows 11 and one for Windows 10, both described by Microsoft as small, stability-focused fixes rather than new features—an unsurprising posture as Windows 10 approaches end of support and...