Windows 10’s sudden rebound in usage just weeks before end of support has shifted the migration narrative: a late-month rise in Windows 10’s market share has narrowed the gap with Windows 11, exposing a fragmented upgrade landscape that will complicate Microsoft’s push to consolidate users on...
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Microsoft has set the long-awaited public rollout of Windows 11 in motion: the OS began its phased public release on October 5, 2021, as a free upgrade for eligible Windows 10 PCs and as the factory-installed operating system on new devices shipping with Windows 11.
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Flyoobe’s latest preview shifts the debate about Windows 11 on legacy hardware from a grisly game of installer hacks to a full-featured, user‑centric installer and Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE) customizer — and it arrives with an explicit promise: install Windows 11 on devices Microsoft considers...
Microsoft has set a firm deadline: Windows 10 support ends on October 14, 2025, and that hard date turns a decade‑old desktop platform into an active security and operational risk for any system still running it unless organizations act now. Microsoft’s public guidance is straightforward —...
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StatCounter’s August 2025 snapshot produced a deceptively simple headline — Windows 11 slipped below 50% of desktop Windows installations while Windows 10 regained ground — but the data behind that headline, and what it means for users and IT teams as Windows 10 support ends in October, require...
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Microsoft is ending mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — yet for many users the story doesn’t end there: Microsoft has opened a narrowly scoped, one‑year consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program that lets eligible Windows 10 devices receive security‑only patches...
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Microsoft has set a hard stop: Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025, and the clock is now counting down for hundreds of millions of PCs still running the decade-old OS. Microsoft is urging users to move to Windows 11 where possible, while offering a limited Extended Security...
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Microsoft’s end-of-life countdown for Windows 10 has sharpened an upgrade question from abstract future planning into an immediate buying decision: replace the aging PC now, enroll in short-term Extended Security Updates, or try to stretch an older machine into irrelevance. The short, practical...
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Microsoft’s decision to stop issuing free security updates for Windows 10 on 14 October 2025 has forced IT leaders into a binary choice: pay to buy time, or accelerate an estate-wide migration to Windows 11 — and the short-term cost of staying on Windows 10 could be measured in billions for...
Microsoft set a hard deadline for Windows 10 support — October 14, 2025 — and has offered a narrowly scoped lifeline for holdouts: the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program that extends security-only patches for one additional year, through October 13, 2026. This article explains...
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Linux Lite 7.6 arrives as a pragmatic, low-friction alternative for users tired of Windows 11’s hardware demands—especially those running older laptops and desktops who want a familiar, lightweight desktop with current applications and clearer documentation.
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StatCounter’s latest tracking shows Windows 11 has climbed to roughly the halfway mark of Windows desktop installs — a milestone that reflects accelerating migration away from Windows 10 as Microsoft’s October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support deadline approaches.
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As October 14, 2025 approaches, the scheduled end of mainstream support for Windows 10 has shifted from a distant policy note into a live operational deadline for millions of users — a deadline that is creating both a security emergency and an opening for alternatives such as Zorin OS...
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The countdown to October 14, 2025 is no longer a distant calendar note — it is a board‑level deadline that should be driving procurement, security and migration decisions across every business that still runs Windows 10. Recent regional reporting urging organisations to move from planning into...
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Microsoft's message is blunt: Windows 10 will stop receiving official security and technical updates on October 14, 2025, and users who delay migration risk an increasing security, compliance, and operational exposure that will grow more dangerous with each month after the cutoff. What began as...
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Lost Soul Aside’s PC release lands with a surprisingly full-featured port: native DualSense support with adaptive triggers, unlocked framerates and multi-monitor 4K/HDR, advanced ray-tracing for reflections, shadows and global illumination — and a PC requirements chart that effectively makes ray...
Microsoft’s push to move Windows 10 users onto Windows 11 has stepped up a gear: as August’s Patch Tuesday rolls out, an increasingly persistent, full‑screen end‑of‑life banner is appearing on many Windows 10 machines urging immediate action — and in some cases the prompt returns again and again...
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Microsoft’s official support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025 — and that deadline turns a decade-old, still‑widely used operating system into a growing security liability unless you act now. 10 has been a workhorse for hundreds of millions of PCs, but when Microsoft stops shipping...
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Microsoft’s latest move to shepherd Windows 10 users into safer ground lands as both relief and pressure: a one‑year, largely free Extended Security Updates (ESU) lifeline that lets many holdouts avoid an immediate upgrade — but only if they enroll, often by signing into Microsoft services —...
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Microsoft's brief on the hardware floor for running Android apps on Windows 11 boils down to a simple, pragmatic message: you need a modern PC — preferably with an SSD, virtualization enabled, and at least 8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended) — and even then the practical value of that capability is...
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