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  1. Windows 10 ESU Explained: Eligibility, Enrollment & Oct 14, 2025 Deadline

    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...
  2. Microsoft Windows 11: New Local Backup & Transfer Tool Simplifies PC Migration

    Microsoft is set to enhance Windows 11 with a new local backup and transfer tool, aiming to simplify the migration of files and settings between PCs. This feature, currently available to Windows Insiders, is expected to be released to the general public soon. The tool facilitates local transfers...
  3. Windows 11 System Restore: 60-Day Retention & How to Protect Your Data

    Windows 11 users face an increasingly urgent reality as Microsoft confirms that System Restore points—vital lifelines for troubleshooting and undoing system changes—are now subject to a firm 60-day deletion policy. This marks an official departure from previous, longer retention periods in...
  4. Microsoft Introduces Free Windows Migration Tool Ahead of Windows 10 End-of-Life

    With the end of Windows 10 support now just months away, Microsoft is ramping up efforts to shepherd users into the era of Windows 11. The announcement and rapid rollout of KB5061087—a significant Windows 10 update—signals this transition with new urgency, but it also brings a feature that could...
  5. Windows 10 Support Ends in 2025: How to Protect Your PC and Prepare for the Transition

    You might want to take a seat and cling onto your closest desktop, because if you’re reading this on an aging Windows 10 PC, the digital hourglass is tumbling dangerously low. Microsoft, in a move that has left users gasping more than Clippy at a cybersecurity conference, has urged—nay...
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    Windows Server 2022 Essentials

    I'm considering replacing my 10-year old Windows Server 2012 Essentials R2 platform with a new server - hardware and OS. This is for home use only. Since I'm building the machine myself, I'm looking to purchase a Windows Server 2022 Essentials license - I haven't found a source for this and...
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    Windows Vista Complete PC Backup not working

    I have Vista Ultimate running on a Lenovo T61 and I'm trying to do a complete PC back up image and I keep getting this error: "The backup failed. Not all volumes containing system data are included in the backup. 0x80780018" I never even starts to write data to my DVD drive. Anyone else...