Microsoft’s end-of-support deadline for Windows 10 is now a hard operational milestone that forces businesses to choose: migrate to Windows 11, buy time with Extended Security Updates, or reorganize infrastructure to reduce risk — and the decisions made in the next months will shape security...
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Microsoft has set a firm deadline: routine security updates, quality patches and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions will end on October 14, 2025 — forcing households, businesses and public-sector IT teams to choose between upgrading, buying temporary protection, or...
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Microsoft has set a hard deadline: Windows 10 will stop receiving routine security updates and mainstream support on October 14, 2025, forcing millions of users and businesses to choose between upgrading to Windows 11, buying new hardware, enrolling in a time‑limited Extended Security Updates...
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AMD's recent engineering notes and driver rollouts close several long-standing installation pain points for Windows users, but they also expose recurring process weaknesses that enthusiasts and IT pros should know before clicking "Install."
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Over the past two years, AMD has been...
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Microsoft’s decision to draw a line under Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 is doing more than closing a chapter — it is sharpening the upgrade calculus for millions of users and accelerating a hardware-led shift toward AI-enabled PCs, commonly sold as Copilot+ or “AI PC” devices. What began as an...
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Australia faces a sharpened cyber‑risk horizon as Microsoft prepares to stop mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, at the same moment hackers are being handed increasingly powerful tools — and a new HP–Microsoft study warns many small and medium businesses are making themselves...
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Less than thirty days before Microsoft stops delivering routine security patches to Windows 10, millions of PC owners face a clear deadline with four practical choices: upgrade to Windows 11 if your hardware supports it, enroll eligible machines in the Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU)...
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More than half of the world’s personal computers remain on Windows 10 even as Microsoft’s official support deadline looms, creating a wide and growing security gap that affects consumers, small businesses, and enterprise networks alike. New telemetry shared publicly via cybersecurity vendor...
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Consumer Reports has formally urged Microsoft to extend free support for Windows 10, warning that tens — possibly hundreds — of millions of still-working PCs will be left exposed when mainstream updates and security patches stop on October 14, 2025. The advocacy group’s letter to Microsoft’s CEO...
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Microsoft’s countdown is now unambiguous: on October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop providing routine security updates, quality fixes, and standard technical support for Windows 10, version 22H2 (Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education, and IoT Enterprise editions). (learn.microsoft.com)
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Microsoft has set a firm end-of-support date for Windows 10—October 14, 2025—and the flurry of "30 days" headlines that followed this announcement compresses a complex, staged retirement into a single-sentence alarm that obscures exactly what will and won't change for users and IT teams...
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Microsoft’s countdown is now unmistakable: October 14, 2025 is the drop-dead date for Windows 10 version 22H2 and related editions, and that deadline forces a clear set of practical choices for anyone still running Windows 10 today. Microsoft will stop issuing routine security and quality...
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Microsoft’s October deadline for Windows 10 support has arrived like a ringing bell for an industry that—by several measures—wasn’t ready: large numbers of consumer and corporate endpoints still run Windows 10, many organisations face compatibility and budget constraints, and the safety net...
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Microsoft has given the clearest possible countdown: Windows 10 will stop receiving routine security updates, feature fixes, and general technical support after October 14, 2025, forcing every remaining Windows 10 PC into one of three paths — upgrade, pay for a temporary safety net, or accept...
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Microsoft has fixed a hard deadline: Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025, and the calendar is not negotiable—users must choose to upgrade, buy a short-term extension, or accept growing security risk. (support.microsoft.com)
Background / Overview
Microsoft’s lifecycle policy for...
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Microsoft’s support clock for Windows 10 has a hard stop: after October 14, 2025, Microsoft will no longer issue routine security or feature updates for Windows 10, and millions of PCs will face a growing security and compatibility risk unless owners act — by upgrading to Windows 11, enrolling...
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Windows 11 has just hit an unexpected speed bump: after briefly overtaking Windows 10 in global usage during July, official analytics show Windows 11 slipped in August while Windows 10 regained ground, a reversal that underlines how jagged, fragile, and politically charged operating system...
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The coming October deadline changes the calculus for every IT leader: staying on Windows 10 beyond its end-of-support date will be expensive, risky, and—unless tightly scoped—likely more costly than a focused migration to Windows 11 or a modern cloud-based desktop strategy. Recent analysis from...
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On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop mainstream support for Windows 10 — a deadline that has pushed organizations into a tight strategic choice: upgrade to Windows 11, migrate to alternatives, or pay to keep critical security updates flowing. New modeling from digital employee experience...
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Free security updates for many editions of Windows 10 end on October 14, 2025, and a raft of new vendor guidance and vendor-priced Extended Security Updates (ESUs) means companies that can’t—or won’t—move are facing a material, avoidable bill. A back-of-the-envelope model circulated by Nexthink...
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