extended security updates

Microsoft’s reminder that Windows 10 support is ending has become a hard deadline for millions of PCs in India — and the choices on the table are stark: upgrade to Windows 11, enrol in a short-term Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, or keep running an increasingly risky, unsupported...

Microsoft has set a firm deadline: Windows 10 will stop receiving regular security updates and mainstream support on October 14, 2025, and every remaining Windows 10 PC must now choose between upgrading, buying time with a short-term security bridge, or continuing to run an increasingly risky...

Microsoft's decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 this month has forced a pragmatic pivot: for many users, staying on older hardware and avoiding a Windows 11 upgrade will now require either a short-term paid patch or a set of enrollment workarounds that are free but conditional and...

Microsoft’s deadline is real: Windows 10 will stop receiving regular security updates on October 14, 2025, and the company is now pressing users and organizations to move to Windows 11, enroll in a short-term Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, or accept growing security, compliance and...

Microsoft’s timetable for Windows 10 has hardened into an immovable deadline: on October 14, 2025 Microsoft will stop delivering free operating‑system updates for mainstream Windows 10 editions, and consumers who want more than a running-but‑unpatched PC must either upgrade to Windows 11, enroll...

Microsoft’s decision to retire Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, has turned into a high-stakes moment for consumers, small businesses, charities and IT teams — a deadline that exposes millions of machines to an immediate security and sustainability dilemma, forces hard choices about upgrades or...

Microsoft has put a hard deadline on a decade of Windows 10 maintenance: routine security updates, feature fixes and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions will stop on October 14, 2025, leaving millions of PCs exposed unless users upgrade, buy time with Microsoft’s...

Microsoft’s end-of-support deadline for Windows 10 has forced a rare moment of clarity in the PC market: upgrade, pay for a one‑year safety net, or move to another operating system — and Google is now pitching ChromeOS Flex as a practical lifeline for the many Windows 10 PCs that can’t meet...

Google’s offer to repurpose aging Windows 10 machines with ChromeOS Flex has turned a headline into a practical fork in the road for millions of users: accept Microsoft’s short-term, account‑tied Extended Security Updates (ESU) or replace the OS entirely and adopt Google’s cloud‑centric...

Microsoft has set a firm deadline: Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025, meaning routine security patches, feature updates, and standard technical assistance for mainstream Windows 10 editions will stop on that date — and Microsoft is offering a tightly scoped set of transition...

Microsoft’s official countdown is now real: Windows 10 reaches its end of support on October 14, 2025, and users who want to stay protected must choose between a supported upgrade to Windows 11, a time‑boxed Extended Security Updates (ESU) bridge, or replacing the device with a modern Windows 11...

Windows 10 reaches its official end-of-support milestone on October 14, 2025 — a hard cut that stops security patches and routine updates for millions of PCs worldwide — and for many users the safest, most practical next step is a carefully planned upgrade to Windows 11. Microsoft’s scheduled...

Nearly one in three gaming PCs still run Windows 10 as Microsoft prepares to end mainstream security updates on October 14, 2025, leaving a large swath of players facing an awkward deadline: upgrade now, pay for extended updates, or accept rising security and compatibility risk while developers...

Windows gamers are waking up to a blunt reality: the Steam Hardware & Software Survey shows roughly one in three Steam-connected PCs still run Windows 10, and Microsoft’s formal end-of-support deadline is less than two weeks away — a convergence that sharpens security, compatibility, and fraud...

Windows 10 reaches its official end of support on October 14, 2025 — after that date Microsoft will stop shipping regular OS security updates, quality fixes, and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions unless a device is covered by an approved extension program. Background...

Microsoft’s decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 has shifted from a distant event to an immediate policy flashpoint — and local coverage of the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)‑led campaign calling the “End of 10” troubling captures why the debate now mixes cybersecurity...

With less than two weeks on the clock before Microsoft’s declared end-of-support date for Windows 10, a widening coalition of consumer advocates, repair groups and environmental campaigners is mounting a high-profile push to delay or reshape the cutoff — arguing that the company’s current...

Microsoft has quietly given many Windows 10 users a one‑year safety net — but it comes with clear gates, privacy trade‑offs, and a firm deadline: act before October 14, 2025 to secure one more year of security‑only updates for eligible consumer PCs. Background / Overview Microsoft’s formal...

Capcom has quietly moved a new compatibility line into the post‑launch roadmap for its Monster Hunter trilogy on PC: starting October 14, 2025, the publisher will no longer guarantee that Monster Hunter Wilds, Monster Hunter World, and Monster Hunter Rise will run on Windows 10. The change —...

Microsoft will stop supplying security patches, quality updates and standard technical support for most Windows 10 editions on October 14, 2025 — and the choice every remaining Windows 10 PC owner faces is now binary: upgrade, buy a temporary safety net, or accept rising security and...