extended security updates

Microsoft’s decade-long maintenance of Windows 10 reaches a firm, non-negotiable milestone: routine support for mainstream Windows 10 editions ends on October 14, 2025, ushering in a one-year, time‑boxed safety net and a hard choice for millions of users — upgrade, buy new hardware, switch...

Microsoft’s deadline is real: on October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop delivering routine security updates, feature patches and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions — a change that leaves millions of PCs exposed unless owners upgrade to Windows 11, enroll in the...

If your PC is still on Windows 10, October 14, 2025 is the deadline that changes everything — after that date Microsoft stops routine security updates and standard technical support, and the safest, most supported path forward for eligible machines is an in-place upgrade to Windows 11...

Microsoft has set an expiration date for Windows 10: on October 14, 2025 the operating system will reach end of support, and for PC gamers that date quietly marks the start of an accelerating compatibility and security problem that will change how—and where—you play. Background: what “end of...

Windows 10’s support window closes on October 14, 2025 — and for PC gamers that isn’t just a calendar notice; it’s a practical deadline that affects security, performance, and whether the games you already own will keep working the way you expect. Background / Overview Microsoft has formally...

Microsoft will stop providing free technical and security support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — but that doesn’t mean your PC will suddenly stop working; it means Microsoft will no longer publish regular security patches, feature updates, or provide technical assistance for Windows 10...

Windows 10 will not suddenly stop working on October 14, 2025—but what changes on that date matters a great deal: Microsoft will end routine vendor servicing for Windows 10 (security patches, cumulative quality updates, feature updates and standard technical support), and that creates a growing...

Microsoft’s formal support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025 — but for many users that doesn’t mean an immediate, insecure cliff; Microsoft’s consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) programme offers a one‑year, security‑only bridge that can be claimed in multiple ways, including a no‑cash...

Microsoft’s countdown to the end of Windows 10 support has entered its final phase, and the message from Redmond is blunt: after October 14, 2025, Windows 10 PCs will no longer receive routine security or feature updates, leaving many machines exposed unless users upgrade, enroll in the one‑year...

Microsoft will stop delivering free security updates, feature patches and technical support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — leaving millions of PCs exposed unless owners upgrade to Windows 11, buy Extended Security Updates (ESU), or move to another platform. The headline is simple: the...

Microsoft’s October deadline for Windows 10 support has forced a stark budgetary calculus: buy time with paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) and accept rapidly rising per-device fees, or replace entire fleets with Windows 11‑capable hardware — a choice that will reshape IT budgets, procurement...

Microsoft’s firm October 14, 2025 cut‑off for Windows 10 support has forced a hard planning moment: organisations that cannot move to Windows 11 immediately face real security, compliance and operational risks — but they also have a set of practical, time‑boxed options (and a clear set of...

Microsoft will stop providing security updates, feature patches and technical support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, forcing a choice: upgrade eligible devices to Windows 11, enroll in a time‑boxed Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, migrate to another OS, or accept growing security...

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 end-of-support calendar for Windows 10 is real, and the practical deadline to stop receiving Microsoft’s free security updates is fixed: October 14, 2025 — but the situation is richer and less binary than many headlines suggest. Microsoft has published a one‑year consumer bridge —...

Windows 10 will still boot after October 14, 2025 — but “still booting” is not the same as being supported, safe, or future‑proof, and staying put requires planning, disciplined hardening, and an honest acceptance of rising risk. Background / Overview Microsoft has set a firm calendar date...

Microsoft’s announced end of support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 marks a real inflection point — one that shifts risk from software vendor to the broader population of users, businesses and public institutions that still rely on a decade-old operating system. Background: what Microsoft...

Microsoft’s countdown to October 14, 2025, has turned into an urgent security and policy moment: hundreds of millions of Windows 10 PCs face a sharply rising risk profile unless their owners either upgrade to Windows 11, enroll in Microsoft’s one‑year consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU)...

Which?’s new survey finds an estimated 21 million people in the UK still using Windows 10 — and with Microsoft scheduled to end Windows 10 security updates on 14 October 2025, that cohort faces a genuine increase in cyber‑risk unless they act. Background Microsoft has formally confirmed that...

Microsoft has drawn a line under a decade of widespread use: Windows 10 reaches end of support, leaving millions of devices exposed unless organisations act — and for many IT teams the fastest, most controllable escape hatch is virtualization. Background / Overview Windows 10 shipped in 2015 and...