Microsoft’s final free security updates for Windows 10 stop on October 14, 2025 — and if you want another year of critical patches you must take action now to enroll in the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, update to the required build, and meet Microsoft’s enrollment rules...
Microsoft’s deadline is now unavoidable: Windows 10 will stop receiving regular security updates on October 14, 2025, and the immediate fallout in India—where millions of machines still run Windows 10—has forced consumers, small businesses, and large organisations into a compressed set of...
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Microsoft’s surprise course correction gives many Europeans a soft landing: the company will provide one year of free Extended Security Updates (ESU) for consumer Windows 10 devices in the European Economic Area (EEA), stretching security coverage past the October 14, 2025 end-of-support...
Microsoft’s latest message to Windows 10 users is stark and unambiguous: the regular monthly security updates that have kept this decade-old OS safe will stop after October 14, 2025, and consumers must choose — upgrade, enroll in a short-term Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, or accept...
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