Microsoft pushed Windows 10 cumulative update KB5065429 to 22H2 machines this week, a mandatory security rollup that arrives as the platform approaches its October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support deadline — and it’s tightly linked to Microsoft’s consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) enrollment path...
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Microsoft’s support clock for Windows 10 has a hard stop: after October 14, 2025, Microsoft will no longer issue routine security or feature updates for Windows 10, and millions of PCs will face a growing security and compatibility risk unless owners act — by upgrading to Windows 11, enrolling...
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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 consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) window is real — and it’s urgent: Windows 10 users now have a one‑year lifeline to keep receiving security updates through October 13, 2026, but you must enroll before Windows 10’s support ends on October 14, 2025. The enrollment...
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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’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’s last free security updates for Windows 10 come to an official stop on October 14, 2025, but the company has quietly opened a one‑year safety valve for consumers — a short, careful bridge that lets many stay on Windows 10 while they plan a permanent migration. The consumer Extended...
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Microsoft’s official support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025 — but Microsoft has opened a one‑year safety valve for consumers: the Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. You can keep receiving critical and important security patches through October 13, 2026 by...
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Microsoft’s decision to give Windows 10 users a one-year safety net changes the late-life calculus for millions of PCs, and — crucially — it can be obtained without paying the originally advertised per-device fee if you follow Microsoft’s new enrollment paths: sync your PC settings to a...
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For millions of Windows 10 users facing the looming October end-of-support deadline, Microsoft has finally extended an olive branch. Many users—whether for reasons of device incompatibility, budget, or simply resistance to change—have stalled on migrating to Windows 11. Now, as the clock ticks...
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As the October 14, 2025, end-of-support date for Windows 10 approaches, Microsoft has introduced a program allowing users to receive an additional year of free security updates. This initiative is particularly significant given that, as of May 2025, Windows 10 remains the most widely used...
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Graduation marks a significant transition in the lives of Indiana University (IU) students, signaling both an academic accomplishment and a profound shift in access to essential digital resources. What many may not realize, however, is that shortly after graduating or leaving IU, access to their...
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Switching from one PC to another can feel like moving houses—packing up all your digital belongings, painstakingly loading them onto a new setup, and then trying to remember where everything goes. But what if that process could be as streamlined as hiring a professional mover? According to a...
A recent buzz in the tech community revolves around Microsoft's latest advancements in their Windows on Arm platform, specifically with the announcement of new CPU extensions designed to boost performance for emulated 64-bit x86 applications. This update is particularly significant as it opens...