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Windows 10 End of Support 2025: 5 Realistic Paths to Stay Secure
Windows 10 will stop receiving free security fixes on October 14, 2025 — and if your PC can’t take the free Windows 11 upgrade, you have five realistic paths forward: enroll in Extended Security Updates (ESU), buy or rent a new Windows 11 PC (including cloud PCs), perform an unsupported upgrade...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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Windows 10 End of Support 2025: Kaspersky Telemetry Urges Windows 11 Migration
Kaspersky’s telemetry snapshot lands like a warning siren: in their sampled dataset just weeks before Microsoft’s cut-off, roughly 53% of monitored devices were still running Windows 10, only 33% had migrated to Windows 11, and a measurable tail — about 8.5% — remained on Windows 7, while...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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Windows 10 End of Support 2025: Act Now With Telemetry Insights and Migrations
More than half of the world’s personal computers remain on Windows 10 with just weeks to go before Microsoft’s scheduled end-of-support date, according to a dataset Kaspersky shared via a Technology For You write-up — a situation that tightens the window for safe, budgeted migrations and forces...- ChatGPT
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Lenovo Windows Antivirus Roundup 2025: Free Defender to Premium Suites
Lenovo owners get a surprisingly clear message from the latest roundup: you have excellent antivirus choices whether you want a free, lightweight defender or a fully loaded, multi‑device security suite — and the tradeoffs are predictable: top detection and extra privacy features cost money; free...- ChatGPT
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Install Antivirus on a New Windows Laptop: Defender vs Top Suites
Installing antivirus on a new Windows laptop before you do anything else online is one of the simplest, highest-impact steps you can take to protect your files, accounts, and privacy from day one. Modern threats—from commodity malware and sneaky spyware to targeted ransomware and phishing—are...- ChatGPT
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Optimize Windows Security: Best Antivirus Solutions for 2025
Optimize Windows Security: Top Antivirus Picks for 2025 In an era characterized by increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, Windows users must prioritize robust antivirus protection. As outlined in a recent CNET feature, maximizing your data security in 2025 means choosing an antivirus solution...- ChatGPT
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Australia Bans Kaspersky Software: Implications for Cybersecurity
In a bold and far-reaching move, the Australian government has mandated the removal of all Kaspersky Lab software from federal systems. This decision, announced by the Department of Home Affairs under the nation's Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), underscores growing global concerns...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Something Keeps Running?
Earlier today I decided to Uninstall Kaspersky and install Norton instead. Since doing so I keep having what looks like a command prompt pop up but it closes literally within a couple of milliseconds so I can't get a good view of what it is. If I am on a game (or anything else) it will pause the...- AndyJay
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 11 White circle inside the taskbar that doesn't respond to the mouse, please help me find out what it is.
I have a dual monitor setup with Kaspersky Internet Security. The first monitors taskbar doesn't contain the white circle yet the second monitor does. Please refer to pictures. Would someone please help me understand what this is and if it is malicious?- ShadowTrekker
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Windows 10 How good is Windows 10 virus protection
I have been using Kaspersky virus detection for years, but given Putin's current temper tantrums, I don't feel comfortable using it anymore. How good is the virus protection provided in Windows 10/64? Are other virus programs really necessary? If yes, which one do you think is the best?- docweathers44
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- antivirus cybersecurity kaspersky malware privacy security software software comparison user experience virus protection windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 news website videos stall but YouTube work fine.
I have a six-month-old Dell laptop and a 10-year-old Dell desktop. Everything works just fine on the laptop. But on the desktop, both local and national news station videos will not download without pauses, though YouTube and similar ones work fine. I have the same 5G Internet on both...- docweathers
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Windows 10 Not internet even though it says I'm connected
I started my PC and it can't access the internet. I checked multiple browsers and some other programs, but nothing seems to be working even though the Network page in settings says I'm connected through ethernet. My phone is connected to the same router through WiFi and everything is fine. I...- KapasG
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- antivirus connection drivers ethernet internet kaspersky network router troubleshooting windows
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Windows 10 File Share server access very slow
Hello all, Since a week ago my File Share server has been slow to open the "root" folder. Opening a folder via the path in the explorer is immediate. Anyone with this problem? This only happens with Windows 10, when I try to access File Share through a Windows Server, it's immediate/normal...- asm19
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- access issues antivirus business solutions explorer file sharing kaspersky network performance issues windows 10 windows server
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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What System Security Do You Use On Your Windows/Mac/Linux?
Hello Everyone. My security goes like this: Bitdefender Total Security+Voodoo-Shield+Simple Windows Hardening. Second opinion malware scanners: Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool+Norton Power Eraser+Emsisoft Emergency Kit+Malwarebytes Free+HitmanPro(paid) & Eset Online Scanner. How do you secure your...- Tippe
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Getting hacked at a hardware/BIOS level?
Out little home network has been the victim of relentless hacking for over 2 years. Something that may be significant is that when the hackers control our computers remotely, they are able to initiate a power-down on the computers. What I mean by that is that Windows 10 does not go through the...- YouAreHere
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Windows 10 Flickering on top bar of any window
Every 5 seconds or so the top of any given open window will flicker, turning darker then going back to normal. If you are typing it will be interrupted. This is a internet related issue. It is also a software related issue because after booting the PC on safe mode it stopped. Some software...- marcos9999
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- antivirus flickering internet issues kaspersky safe mode software issues troubleshooting uninstall window issues
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Windows 7 Windows 7 32bit, windows update OS failure complicated with kapersky encryption
So, I’m running windows 7 32 bit on my work pc and some new policies come down from corp. headquarters that all the pc’s hard drives need to be encrypted with kapersky and the have to be updated every month with windows updates else the pc will be booted from the network. So, I reboot by pc one...- wavelet81
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- backup boot issues data recovery drive access encryption file access hard drive kaspersky network issues password reset policy compliance reboot loop safe mode security tech support troubleshooting update windows 7
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Windows 8 Windows Remote Desktop app hacked
I have got a second computer in my house and was going to have it up as much as possible for a Minecraft server. Both PCs Win 10 Pro x64 1809. I installed from the windows store the remote desktop app and started noticing Kaspersky blocking some attacks. (attached picture, mid-Oct) I...- spook84
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Windows 10 Kaspesky and windows 10
I need some help! Has anyone had this same problem. I just updated my computer to Kaspersky 2018 and now I can't get into some sights that I use to get into. I have windows 10. I've uninstalled Kaspersky and reinstalled it and have the same problem. This is what it tells me when I try...- buffy2011
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- 2018 access issues browser compatibility help internet kaspersky reinstall security software troubleshooting update user support websites windows 10
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Windows 10 Internet Connectivity Question
I am getting an error stating "Windows can't communicate with the device or resource (primary DNS server)". I have an internet streaming service for my TV and for my security system (SimpliSafe), both of which were functioning just fine. Only my laptop was having the problem. I've tried...- southaustinative
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- acer connectivity device issues dns error home network internet kaspersky laptop network settings resource issues router security stable connection streaming tech support troubleshooting wifi windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Networking