extended security updates

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 reaches its end of support on October 14, 2025, a fixed lifecycle milestone that stops routine security patches, feature updates and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions — and headlines suggesting “1.4 billion PCs become useless”...

Microsoft has confirmed that support for Windows 10 will end on October 14, 2025 — meaning no more feature updates, no more routine security patches, and no routine technical support after that date — although a limited bridge for security updates is available through a new Extended Security...

Microsoft has set a hard deadline: Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025, and that change forces a decision for every PC owner, IT manager, and small business that still relies on the decade-old operating system. Microsoft’s official lifecycle notices, a coordinated...

Below is a full-length, deeply sourced feature-style explainer you can use as an article. It explains what the Fox56-style headline (“How to extend Windows 10 support for free instantly”) is summarizing, how the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) path actually works, step‑by‑step...

Microsoft has quietly opened a practical lifeline for millions of Windows 10 users: a one-year extension of security updates through the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program that can be obtained instantly and without payment for qualifying devices — but it comes with specific requirements...

Microsoft’s one‑year consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) for Windows 10 has bought time — but it has not ended the political, environmental, or technical dispute over whether an OS vendor can, by changing support timelines and hardware gates, effectively force working machines into early...

Microsoft’s decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 has moved from a calendar item to a full‑blown public policy fight as petitions, consumer groups and lawmakers press the company to extend free security updates or otherwise soften the transition for millions of users. Background /...

Microsoft has set a hard stop: Windows 10 will receive no further routine security or feature updates after October 14, 2025, forcing every user and organization still running the OS to choose between upgrading, enrolling in a time‑limited Extended Security Updates (ESU) bridge, or accepting a...

Microsoft’s official end-of-support date for Windows 10 is now firmly on the calendar — October 14, 2025 — but Microsoft has built a practical escape hatch: a one‑year Extended Security Updates (ESU) program that most consumer PCs can join in a few clicks through Settings. The process is simple...

A startling paradox has appeared on the eve of Windows 10’s official end-of-support date: rather than moving en masse to Windows 11, a measurable portion of web traffic records shows users surfacing on Windows 7—an operating system that stopped receiving free security updates five years...

Microsoft’s decision to close the free security-update chapter on Windows 10 has exploded into a late‑season public-policy fight, with consumer advocates, repair shops and elected officials urging the company to reverse course or broaden relief after October 14, 2025 — the day Microsoft has set...

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 deadline is real, but it isn’t a sudden apocalypse: Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025, and Microsoft has framed two clear paths forward — upgrade to Windows 11 (the recommended route) or use the time‑limited Extended Security Updates (ESU) bridge if you must stay...

Microsoft’s long-running maintenance of Windows 10 reaches a hard, non-negotiable milestone this autumn: routine security updates, feature patches, and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions officially stop on October 14, 2025, leaving users with a small set of short-term...

Microsoft has set a firm end-of-support date for Windows 10: October 14, 2025 — after that day Microsoft will stop delivering routine OS security patches, feature and quality updates, and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions unless devices are enrolled in one of the...

If your Windows 10 PC is still humming along, you don’t have to smash the hard drive on October 14, 2025—but you do need a plan. Microsoft will stop shipping regular security, feature, and customer-support updates for mainstream Windows 10 editions on that date, and while machines will continue...

Microsoft has fixed a non‑negotiable deadline for Windows 10: regular support and monthly security updates stop on October 14, 2025 — and while your PC will still boot afterwards, staying on an unpatched copy of Windows 10 without taking steps now exposes you to growing security, compatibility...

For millions of Windows users the calendar has shifted from “eventually” to “now”: October 14, 2025 marks the end of routine support for Windows 10, and that deadline is already reshaping upgrade choices, security risk calculations, and corporate migration plans. At the same time the AI market...

Microsoft has set a hard stop: routine security updates and regular technical support for Windows 10 will end on October 14, 2025, and that deadline is forcing millions of users into a set of imperfect choices—upgrade to Windows 11 where hardware permits, buy a limited Extended Security Updates...

Microsoft’s decade-long support for Windows 10 comes to a hard stop on October 14, 2025, and the practical fallout will stretch from casual home PCs to corporate fleets: without routine OS security patches and standard technical support, devices left on Windows 10 face a steadily rising security...