extended security updates

Microsoft’s countdown is no longer a headline exercise: on October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop delivering routine security updates, feature patches, and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions — and the ramifying consequences touch security, consumer choice, repair...

Microsoft’s decision to end free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has ignited a broad public campaign calling for an extension of free support — a movement driven by consumer groups, repair shops, libraries, elected officials and hundreds of small businesses worried about...

If you already meet Microsoft’s baseline for Windows 11, upgrading is free and straightforward; if your PC is flagged incompatible, there’s one widely used—but unsupported—workaround that can often get Windows 11 running anyway, but it comes with real and durable trade‑offs you must understand...

Microsoft’s formal support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025, but a narrowly tailored one‑year lifeline—the Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) programme—lets eligible PCs keep receiving security‑only patches through October 13, 2026 if owners enroll. Background / Overview...

Microsoft has put a firm deadline on Windows 10: routine security updates and standard support stop on October 14, 2025, and millions of PCs now face three clear choices—upgrade, buy time with Extended Security Updates (ESU), or accept growing risk and migrate to a different platform. Background...

Microsoft’s deadline is real: Windows 10 will stop receiving routine security updates and standard technical support on October 14, 2025, and users who want to remain on a supported Microsoft platform must either upgrade eligible devices to Windows 11, enroll in a time‑limited Extended Security...

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...