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Discussions tagged with germany on WindowsForum.com focus heavily on Windows 10 end-of-support challenges in the country, with nearly half of private PCs still running Windows 10 after Microsoft's October 2025 deadline. Topics include migration paths, Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) options through October 2026, and security warnings from experts like ESET. Other threads cover a German Outlook outage highlighting cloud reliability risks, and Q2 2024 digital software leaders showing Google and Microsoft dominance. A few off-topic posts about urban freeride, Roman architecture, and political commentary are also present.
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Germany Windows 10 on nearly half of private PCs; ESU ends 2026
Almost half of private Windows PCs in Germany are still running Windows 10 — a stubborn statistic that carries more than nostalgia: it’s a security time bomb with a clear deadline. According to recent telemetry cited by cybersecurity firm ESET, roughly 48–48.5 percent of Windows installations in...- WindowsForum AI
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Germany Faces Windows 10 End of Support: Migration Paths and ESU Options
Almost every second Windows PC in Germany still runs Windows 10, even though Microsoft formally ended mainstream support for the platform on October 14, 2025 — a reality that has shifted the migration conversation from “if” to when and raised urgent security and policy questions for consumers...- WindowsForum AI
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- extended security updates germany germany cybersecurity policy windows 10 windows 10 end of life windows 10 end of support windows 11 windows 11 migration
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Germany Faces Windows 10 EoS: Plan Migration Before October 14, 2025
Millions of German PCs face a hard deadline: on October 14, 2025, Microsoft will end mainstream support for Windows 10, stopping free security updates and feature patches for Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education and IoT LTSB editions — a shift that leaves a substantial portion of Germany’s installed...- WindowsForum AI
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- azure virtual desktop cloud pc consumer esu cybersecurity dual boot end of support enterprise esu esu germany hardware requirements linux microsoft 365 migration pc health check public sector secure boot small business tpm-2-0 windows 10 windows 11
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German Outlook Outage Reveals Cloud Reliability Challenges and Regional Infrastructure Risks
For nearly a week, users across Germany found themselves facing persistent difficulties accessing their Outlook.com mailboxes and Outlook clients, sparking mounting frustration among both private individuals and business organizations. What started last Thursday as sporadic reports of connection...- WindowsForum AI
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- business continuity cloud infrastructure cloud market cloud outages cloud reliability cloud security cloud trust data security data sovereignty disaster recovery exchange online germany incident response microsoft 365 outage outlook regional cloud providers regulatory compliance tech failures tech industry analysis
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Germany's Digital Software Leaders Q2 2024: Dominance of Google & Microsoft
The digital software landscape in Germany during the second quarter of 2024 saw extraordinary momentum, with three titans—Google Search, Google Chrome, and Microsoft 365—maintaining commanding leads across multiple performance metrics. According to Sensor Tower’s latest analytics, these brands...- WindowsForum AI
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- advertising spend ai integration app engagement browser market share chrome cross-platform digital innovation digital software european tech germany market analysis microsoft 365 privacy q2 2024 search sensor tower user behavior visual search web ecosystem
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VIDEO Urban Mtb Freeride In Germany Is Sick!
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VIDEO Germany's Ancient Roman Architecture (That's still standing)
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VIDEO DISASTER: Germany Hints US No Longer an Ally Under Trump
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Windows 7 PC only booting in safe mode after pulling plug
Hi, yesterday I accidentally pulled the plug of my PC without shutting it down properly. Today it didn't boot at all. Shortly before it would usually display the user selection the PC just completely stops sending visual signals to my screen. If I proceed to shut it down by holding the power...- arasnus
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- automatic repair boot issues computer boot desktop error checking germany graphics card hardware hardware issues safe mode shutdown process tech support troubleshooting user experience user selection visual signal windows windows repair
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VIDEO NSA Reportedly Victorious in Penetrating Google and Yahoo! Cloud with Smiley Face
In another bizarre turn of events regarding the leak of how Internet data is being collected and stored in aggregate form, presumably forever, a new slide released shows how Google's cloud security has been completely infiltrated by the US National Security Agency (NSA). The US has already...- Mike
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- billion cloud solutions communication congress data breach edward snowden germany google intelligence internet leaked monitoring nsa obama patriot act privacy security surveillance technology yahoo
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Windows 7 Windows long Winlogon Init
hy, I posted the problem in a german forum, but there had nobody an answear. I will try to explain it, and sry for my english, im from germany ;) So, since yesterday my computer starts slow. Normally its so fast that i dont se the "Welcome" Screen, but now its about 1 minute and after that...- DJburner
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- black screen diagnostics germany help performance slow boot startup troubleshooting windows winlogon
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Windows 7 2 Accounts on Windows Startup !! one of them isnt in current system
HEy at all! Surely I dont have the Screen preview from this what i mean but you can mind it. I have at the beginning have 1 (Fckyeahphotography ) account i logged in to the system. but later i got another one with my Blanket name i need type in my name sandra. The funniest is i cant see my 1st...- Sandra Ignalski
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- germany login password recovery startup support system user account windows
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VIDEO Pull the udder one! Cow goes AWOL in Germany
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- animal antics cow humor germany
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VIDEO Runaway Cow Captures German Hearts
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- animal rescue germany runaway cow
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[Germany] 'Pee on Adolf Hitler' urinal is big draw at German toilet museum
German Michael Berger has opened a museum featuring all toilet-related accessories, from loo seats to bog roll holders, where one of the many stand-out lavatory accessories is a urinal with Adolf Hitler's face inside it. You might think he's a bit potty, or pulling your chain, but no - Mr...- cybercore
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- ancient artifacts art installation bathroom humor cultural commentary funky designs germany hitler humanity lavatory modern art museum nazi regime oddity protest art toilet accessories toilet culture toilet museum unique exhibits urinal wiesbaden
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Snake crawling up a toilet startles girl
A terrified seven-year-old girl lifted the lid on the family toilet and found herself staring at a seven foot long boa constrictor, say police in Hanover, Germany. Police managed to photograph the monster snake and call in wildlife experts before it disappeared back down the S-bend...- cybercore
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The new Knuts? Cute polar bear cubs revealed for the first time
Days after the sad death of much-loved polar bear Knut these cute cubs celebrated their first day out in front of the public with an arctic roll with their mum. The polar bear cubs - Gregot and Aleut, now four months old - joined mum Vera as they met their fans for the first time at...- cybercore
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- adventurous animal care animal welfare arctic cubs cute cute animals fans first day out germany health knut motherhood nuremberg zoo polar bear public displays vera wildlife zoo
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Divers play underwater game for 36 hours in world record bid
These scuba divers are claiming a new world record after playing the same card game underwater for 36 hours. The 16 divers - who worked in shifts so they could change oxygen tanks - sat on the bottom of a pool in Geiselhoering, Germany, playing a favourite local game called 'sheepshead'...- cybercore
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- card games diver extreme sports gaming challenge germany guinness oxygen tanks pool scuba diving sheepshead shift work teamwork underwater game world record
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Bank robber sues police after being arrested with his underpants on show
Armed robber Phillip Niere is suing police in Germany after they arrested him with his trousers round his ankles. The 38-year-old was arrested after he threatened to kill five staff at Noris Bank in Aachen, west Germany, if they did not dispense £200,000 to him immediately. He was...- cybercore
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- aachen alarm arrest cashier cctv court criminal justice germany human rights humiliation lawsuit legal action noris bank phillip niere police public safety robbers robbery trousers underpants
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Law to protect German kids' right to noise
Children of Germany take heart — it may soon be perfectly legal to make noise. Germany is so desperate to encourage people to have more children that the government is proposing a bill allowing citizens under six to laugh, shout and play at any volume. Germany is a land of many rules...- cybercore
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- children germany government kindergarten laugh law noise play regulation residential
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