extended security updates

Microsoft issued a small hotpatch today — KB5068966 — for supported Windows 11/Server branches, advancing eligible devices to OS Build 26200.7092 and 26100.7092 and, in Microsoft’s terse public notes, delivering “miscellaneous security improvements to internal OS functionality” with no...

Microsoft’s consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) for Windows 10 — the stopgap meant to protect devices after the operating system reached end of support — is failing to enroll for a meaningful number of users, producing opaque errors or region‑blocked messages that leave affected PCs at risk...

The Isle of Man Government says its desktop estate is being migrated to Windows 11 but the job won’t be finished until October 2026, leaving roughly two‑thirds of devices still on Windows 10 and covered only by paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) while migration continues. Background Windows 10...

Microsoft has set a firm deadline: support for Windows 10 ended on October 14, 2025 — and that change has immediate security, compatibility and cost implications for millions of PCs worldwide. Background / Overview Windows 10 arrived in July 2015 and became the dominant desktop operating system...

In public-sector IT, timing is everything—and the UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has just provided a textbook case of what happens when procurement cycles, hardware reality, and vendor lifecycles collide: the department reports having spent approximately £312...

Chromium’s recent CVE-2025-12729 — an “inappropriate implementation” in the Omnibox — is listed in Microsoft’s Security Update Guide (SUG) not because Microsoft created the bug, but because Microsoft Edge (the Chromium-based browser) consumes Chromium open-source code; the SUG entry is a clear...

The race to leave Windows 10 behind is a strategic litmus test for IT teams: a mix of security, procurement, user experience and long-term platform planning that no organization can ignore. Recent industry reporting—drawing on Lakeside Software telemetry and practitioner experience—lays out nine...

Microsoft has closed the mainstream support chapter for Windows 10 but left a practical — if strictly temporary — lifeline in place: Extended Security Updates (ESU). Organizations and consumers can continue to receive security-only fixes through October 13, 2026, provided devices meet specific...

If you’re still clinging to Windows 10 and think swapping in a new third‑party antivirus will buy you time, that shortcut is a trap: antivirus updates matter, but they do not replace missing operating‑system patches, and Microsoft’s official guidance makes that plain — Defender will keep getting...

Microsoft accidentally triggered a panic this autumn when a routine October update caused some Windows 10 PCs — including machines that should still be receiving security-only updates — to display a blunt “Your version of Windows has reached the end of support” banner inside Settings → Windows...

Microsoft has confirmed that a display bug introduced after October’s cumulative updates is incorrectly telling some paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) customers that their Windows 10 installations have “reached the end of support,” even though those devices remain entitled to and continue...

A recently discovered unofficial mirror hosting downloads of FlyOOBE — the community tool that evolved from the Flyby11 Windows 11 requirements bypass — has triggered an urgent developer warning and fresh debate about the risks of using third‑party installers to force unsupported machines onto...

Microsoft has confirmed a display bug in Windows 10 that is incorrectly warning some users their systems “have reached the end of support,” even when those devices are still eligible for Extended Security Updates (ESU) or are running supported Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) releases. The...

A misleading “Your version of Windows has reached the end of support” banner began appearing in Settings > Windows Update on a subset of Windows 10 PCs after the October cumulative update, alarming administrators and home users even though many of those machines remain entitled to security...

Windows 10 did not fall silent when Microsoft pulled the plug on free mainstream support; instead it remained a large, stubborn presence on desktops worldwide, forcing enterprises and consumers into a pragmatic — and sometimes uncomfortable — set of choices about security, upgrades and migration...

Microsoft has confirmed that a display bug in the October 2025 servicing wave is incorrectly telling some Windows 10 PCs they’ve “reached the end of support” even when those machines remain entitled to security updates through Extended Security Updates (ESU) or supported LTSC channels — and it...

The push to hard‑wire AI and cloud services into mainstream desktop operating systems has pushed privacy, hardware longevity, and user choice to the center of the conversation — and for a growing number of users the practical answer is clear: move to Linux now rather than accept a future of...

Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday left a small but vocal swath of Windows administrators staring at a blunt, alarming notice in Settings: “Your version of Windows has reached the end of support,” even on machines that remained legitimately entitled to security updates — including systems in the...

Microsoft has acknowledged a display bug that causes the Settings > Windows Update page to show a misleading banner — “Your version of Windows has reached the end of support” — after installing the October 14, 2025 cumulative update KB5066791, and it has published short‑ and mid‑term remedies...

Microsoft’s brief clarification this week — that it is not ending support for certain Windows 10 SKUs despite a prominent “Your version of Windows has reached the end of support” notification appearing in Windows Update — should calm IT teams and home users who saw the message and assumed their...