Microsoft has quietly set an expiration date for Windows 11 SE — the slimmed-down, education-focused edition of Windows — announcing that the OS will receive no further feature updates or security patches after October 2026. Background / Overview
Windows 11 SE was launched in 2021 as Microsoft’s...
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