If you’re planning to abandon Windows 10 when Microsoft ends support, the sensible advice is not just “pick a Linux distro” — it’s “pick the right one for your skills, hardware, and use case,” because some distributions are effectively designed to be a learning project rather than a drop-in...
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Microsoft has fixed a last‑minute gap in the plan to keep Windows 10 secure: if you want to keep using Windows 10 beyond the official end‑of‑support date, there is now a one‑year emergency option — but it comes with strict conditions, limited scope, and a clear clock that cannot be ignored...
Microsoft has given Windows 10 users a narrow, conditional lifeline: if you plan to keep a Windows 10 PC beyond the platform’s formal end-of-support date, you must complete a specific enrollment flow — or enable a OneDrive backup path — before the October 14, 2025 cutoff to receive one...
Microsoft has set a hard cutoff for Windows 10: free mainstream support and monthly security updates stop on October 14, 2025, but a one‑year safety net — the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program — gives eligible Windows 10 users a bridge until October 13, 2026...
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Microsoft has given Windows 10 users a narrow, conditional lifeline: if you want to keep receiving security updates after the platform’s official end-of-support date, there’s a single, time-sensitive action you must complete — enroll the eligible PC in Microsoft’s consumer Extended Security...
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Microsoft has quietly given Windows 10 users a lifeline: you can keep receiving security patches for one more year after the official end‑of‑support date — but only if you act before October 14, 2025 and complete Microsoft’s new enrollment flow. The company’s consumer Extended Security Updates...
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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’s surprise move to offer a one‑year safety net for Windows 10 users has become the most time‑sensitive Windows story of the moment: a consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) path is available, enrollment is controlled through a new “Enroll” option in Settings → Windows Update, and the...
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Microsoft will stop providing routine security updates for mainstream Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — and if your PC isn’t ready to move to Windows 11, the single most important thing you must do right now is enroll that device in Microsoft’s Extended Security Updates (ESU) program or complete...
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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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Microsoft has confirmed that a limited, consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10 is rolling out now — an emergency, one‑year safety net that will be available to eligible Windows 10 PCs before the platform’s support cutoff on October 14, 2025. The ESU enrollment appears as...
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The clock is ticking: on October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop issuing regular security updates and technical support for Windows 10, and millions of PCs — from hand-me-down laptops to office rigs — will be exposed unless their owners act now. Microsoft has published an official Extended...
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Microsoft’s deadline is real: Windows 10 reaches its official end of support on October 14, 2025, and Microsoft has opened a time-limited path to buy one more year of security-only updates — but the route, the requirements, and the rollout are uneven enough that millions of users may be...
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Microsoft has confirmed that its August 12, 2025 cumulative updates introduced a serious regression that causes severe stuttering, lag, and choppy audio/video in NDI‑based streaming workflows on affected Windows 11 and Windows 10 builds — a defect tied to NDI’s default RUDP (Reliable UDP)...
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Microsoft has acknowledged a confirmed regression in its August 2025 cumulative updates that can produce severe stuttering, lag and choppy audio/video in NDI‑based streaming workflows on machines updated to Windows 11 version 24H2 and certain Windows 10 servicing branches. (bleepingcomputer.com)...
Microsoft’s planned one‑year lifeline for Windows 10 users is live — but don’t be surprised if your PC still doesn’t show the “Enroll now” option in Settings. Microsoft has pushed a staged rollout of the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) enrollment experience into Windows Update, and an...
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Microsoft’s August cumulative updates have introduced a hard-to-ignore problem for streamers and live‑production teams: NDI streams that previously ran flawlessly on local networks now stutter, drop frames, or produce choppy audio after installing KB5063878 (Windows 11) or KB5063709 (Windows...
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Microsoft has formally acknowledged that its August 12, 2025 cumulative security update is responsible for severe stuttering, lag and choppy audio/video in NDI-based workflows on affected Windows 11 and Windows 10 builds, and vendors and community engineers have published an immediate—but...
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Microsoft’s slow, staged rollout of the Windows 10 Enroll now (ESU) wizard means the extension lifeline Microsoft promised for legacy PCs is available — but not instantly visible to everyone, and it comes with conditions and caveats that every Windows 10 user should understand before relying on...
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Microsoft has acknowledged that this month’s cumulative update has an ugly side effect for creators and broadcasters: Windows 11 and Windows 10 systems that installed the August 12, 2025 security patches can exhibit severe stuttering and choppy audio/video in popular streaming tools that rely on...
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