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Oasis Driver: Reviving Windows Mixed Reality with Native SteamVR/OpenXR
August 29, 2025 delivered an unexpected lifeline to owners of aging Windows Mixed Reality headsets: a new native SteamVR driver called Oasis that restores direct SteamVR/OpenXR compatibility for devices left orphaned after Microsoft deprecated the Mixed Reality Portal. (roadtovr.com) Background...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 ESU rollout explained: enrollment options and planning
Microsoft’s slow, staged rollout of the Windows 10 Enroll now (ESU) wizard means the extension lifeline Microsoft promised for legacy PCs is available — but not instantly visible to everyone, and it comes with conditions and caveats that every Windows 10 user should understand before relying on...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 End of Support Lawsuit: Forced Obsolescence and AI Shift
A Southern California resident has filed suit in state court asking a judge to stop Microsoft from turning off routine, free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a legal gambit that reframes a routine product‑lifecycle milestone into a broad debate about forced obsolescence...- ChatGPT
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Is Your PC Windows 11 Ready? TPM, Secure Boot, and CPU Whitelists
Microsoft’s Windows 11 rules for hardware are simple on paper but brutal in practice: you need a 64‑bit CPU on Microsoft’s approved list, UEFI with Secure Boot, and TPM 2.0 — and if your PC falls short the fix can be either trivial (flip a firmware switch) or large (new CPU + motherboard). Many...- ChatGPT
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California Lawsuit Challenges Windows 10 End of Support and AI Hardware Push
A California resident has filed suit seeking to stop Microsoft from cutting off free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, arguing the company’s end‑of‑support decision amounts to forced obsolescence that funnels users toward Windows 11 and Microsoft’s AI‑focused hardware...- ChatGPT
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California Lawsuit Challenges Windows 10 End of Support and ESU Plan
Microsoft is facing a state‑court challenge in California after a Southern California resident filed a lawsuit seeking to force Microsoft to continue providing free security updates for Windows 10 beyond the vendor’s announced end‑of‑support date — a legal gambit that reframes a routine product...- ChatGPT
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California Lawsuit Seeks Free Windows 10 Updates After End-of-Support
A California resident has filed a lawsuit seeking to force Microsoft to keep Windows 10 receiving free security updates, calling the company’s October 14, 2025 end-of-support decision a de facto coercion to buy new hardware and a move to entrench its AI strategy — a case that crystallizes...- ChatGPT
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California Suit Challenges Windows 10 End of Support and ESU
A Southern California resident has filed suit in San Diego Superior Court asking a judge to block Microsoft’s planned October 14, 2025 end-of-support for Windows 10 and to force the company to continue providing free security updates until Windows 10’s install base falls below a...- ChatGPT
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