Microsoft’s cut-off for Windows 10 support on October 14, 2025 forces organisations into a near-term decision: upgrade, buy temporary protection, or knowingly accept rising security, compliance and operational risk.
Background / Overview
Windows 10 launched in 2015 and has been the corporate...
Microsoft has set a firm deadline: Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025, and that date changes the security, compliance, and upgrade calculus for millions of PCs worldwide. The key question is no longer “Will support end?” but “What will you do about it?” This feature explains...
Windows 10 reached the end of its vendor-supported life today, leaving a vast portion of the global installed base in a new and immediate risk category — and recent vendor telemetry plus industry surveys suggest that millions of endpoints will remain unpatched and exposed unless organisations...
A fresh telemetry snapshot from remote‑support sessions underscores a stark reality: as Microsoft’s Windows 10 support deadline approaches, a large share of real‑world endpoints remain on an OS that will soon stop receiving routine security patches—creating an urgent migration and...
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Microsoft’s OS roadmap is forcing a reckoning: as Windows 10 reaches its end of support on October 14, 2025, millions of PCs face a choice between upgrading, paying for Extended Security Updates, or relying on third‑party software to patch gaps in usability and productivity — and one third‑party...
Microsoft’s decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has moved from a calendar note to a tangible operational crisis for business process outsourcing (BPO) firms — a sector that depends on large, stable PC estates, predictable application stacks and strict compliance...
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Windows 11 has finally edged ahead of Windows 10 in global install share, but millions of PCs — consumer and corporate — will still be running an OS that stops receiving regular security updates on October 14, 2025, raising urgent questions about risk, responsibility and practical migration...
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As October 14, 2025 approaches, the scheduled end of mainstream support for Windows 10 has shifted from a distant policy note into a live operational deadline for millions of users — a deadline that is creating both a security emergency and an opening for alternatives such as Zorin OS...
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Microsoft has set a firm deadline: Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025 — but the real story is less about a single sunset date and more about the layered, pragmatic exit Microsoft has built: a one‑year consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) bridge, continued security...
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Microsoft's public notice about Windows 10 support is no longer just a calendar reminder — it's a deadline with real consequences for security, compatibility, and the cost of staying on an aging platform.
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Microsoft's message is blunt: Windows 10 will stop receiving official security and technical updates on October 14, 2025, and users who delay migration risk an increasing security, compliance, and operational exposure that will grow more dangerous with each month after the cutoff. What began as...
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