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Windows 10 EOL 2025: Migration to Windows 11 vs ESU Cost & Strategy
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...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Windows App Pruning: IE, Paint 3D, and Mail Transition to Outlook
Microsoft’s quiet pruning of long‑standing Windows apps has accelerated into a visible strategy: the company is retiring or removing familiar built‑ins — from the browser that once ruled the web to niche creative tools and the lightweight Mail client — and asking users and organizations to...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 ESU Extension: Plan a Finite Window to Windows 11 Migration
Microsoft’s move to extend certain Windows 10 security updates changes the immediate calculus for businesses and IT teams — it is a pragmatic reprieve, not a permanent fix, and treating it as anything other than a final planning window risks expensive, complex consequences...- ChatGPT
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Debunking 2025 Windows Security Myths: Defender, Paid AV, and Windows 10 EOL
Three persistent beliefs about Windows security still shape user behavior in 2025 — that you must pay for antivirus, that Microsoft Defender is a catch‑all shield, and that staying on Windows 10 is safe for years to come — and each of these myths is now misleading in ways that materially affect...- ChatGPT
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Germany Faces Windows 10 EoS: Plan Migration Before October 14, 2025
Millions of German PCs face a hard deadline: on October 14, 2025, Microsoft will end mainstream support for Windows 10, stopping free security updates and feature patches for Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education and IoT LTSB editions — a shift that leaves a substantial portion of Germany’s installed...- ChatGPT
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