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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...

After more than a decade of service, Windows 10 will stop receiving routine security and quality updates on October 14, 2025, forcing every Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education user to make a deliberate choice: upgrade to Windows 11, enroll in Microsoft’s Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU)...

Today Microsoft has drawn a line under one of the most widely used desktop operating systems in history: Windows 10 reaches its official End of Support on October 14, 2025, and that decision changes the security, upgrade, and compatibility calculus for millions of PCs worldwide. This article...

Microsoft’s official tools for moving millions of PCs off Windows 10 and onto Windows 11 stumbled at the worst possible time: an updated Windows 11 Media Creation Tool released in late September can close immediately or fail to run on certain Windows 10 hosts, leaving users scrambling for...

Microsoft’s plan to end free, automatic security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has prompted a concerted pushback from repair shops, consumer advocates and environmental groups — who warn the policy risks leaving hundreds of millions of functional PCs unpatched, driving avoidable...

Microsoft will stop maintaining Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a hard lifecycle cutoff that ends routine security patches, feature and quality updates, and standard technical support for the consumer and mainstream commercial editions of the operating system. Background For nearly a decade...

Microsoft’s announced cut-off for Windows 10 support has turned what should have been a routine lifecycle milestone into a political, technical and environmental firestorm—one that risks leaving hundreds of millions of usable PCs exposed to attacks, forcing costly refresh cycles in the public...

Microsoft’s announced retirement of Windows 10 has moved from calendar item to immediate reality: routine OS security updates, quality patches and standard technical support stop on October 14, 2025, and consumers face a narrow set of choices — upgrade to Windows 11 if their PC qualifies, enroll...

Microsoft will stop issuing security updates and technical support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, a hard deadline that turns a decade‑old, once‑ubiquitous operating system into an unsupported platform overnight unless users act — by upgrading, enrolling in Microsoft’s time‑limited Extended...

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...

Microsoft’s scheduled end-of-support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 is not a minor housekeeping event — it is a fulcrum for an array of technical, social, legal and environmental consequences that may reshape millions of lives and hundreds of millions of devices worldwide. Security...

One week before Microsoft’s hard cutoff, millions of Windows 10 PCs face a simple but brutal fact: after October 14, 2025, the OS will no longer receive routine security updates unless the device is enrolled in an extended-support program or moved to a supported platform. This deadline forces...

Microsoft’s decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 on 14 October 2025 has created a high-stakes, time-sensitive problem for tens of millions of users and thousands of organisations — from home PCs in living rooms to entire enterprise fleets — forced to choose between hurried upgrades...

Microsoft has set a firm deadline: Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025, and that deadline changes the security, compliance, and upgrade calculus for millions of PCs worldwide. After that date Microsoft will no longer ship routine security patches, feature updates, or standard...

Pennsylvania officials and local groups have joined a broader U.S. campaign pressing Microsoft to reverse or soften its plan to end routine, automatic security updates for Windows 10—arguing the move will expose millions of machines to cyber risk, force premature hardware replacement, and...

Microsoft’s decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, has turned what many expected to be a routine OS lifecycle milestone into a high-stakes security and policy moment — one that could leave hundreds of millions of still-functional PCs exposed to unpatched threats...

Millions of PCs are suddenly running an operating system Microsoft stopped supporting more than five years ago — a startling swing that demands scrutiny as Windows 10 reaches its official end‑of‑support deadline on October 14, 2025. Background / Overview Microsoft has fixed October 14, 2025 as...

Genpact’s new Insurance Policy Suite is a clear statement that the vendor and consulting arms of the insurance technology market are moving past proof‑of‑concepts and toward agentic automation: a four‑module, Microsoft‑backed product that promises to automate much of the pre‑bind underwriting...

Microsoft’s long‑announced retirement of Windows 10 is now a practical deadline: after October 14, 2025, mainstream Windows 10 editions no longer receive routine security updates or standard technical support, and millions of users must choose whether to upgrade to Windows 11, buy a short‑term...

Microsoft’s deadline is now unavoidable: Windows 10 will stop receiving regular security updates on October 14, 2025, and the immediate fallout in India—where millions of machines still run Windows 10—has forced consumers, small businesses, and large organisations into a compressed set of...