As the calendar races toward October 14, 2025, a striking and inconvenient truth has emerged: a very large portion of the global PC installed base is still running Windows 10, even as Microsoft prepares to stop issuing free security updates and feature patches for that OS. PC makers, market...
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A Southern California man’s lawsuit seeking to force Microsoft to keep Windows 10 receiving free updates has turned a routine product lifecycle milestone into a high‑stakes legal and policy flashpoint that touches security, competition, environmental, and consumer‑rights questions—less than...
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Windows 10, heralded at its 2015 launch as “the last version of Windows,” stands today at a pivotal milestone: a decade since release and now, the twilight of its mainstream support. Much has changed in the tech landscape since those exuberant rollout days—a time when much of the industry and...
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After years of incremental adoption, Windows 11 has finally become the dominant force in the operating system landscape—at least according to data from Statcounter, a respected web analytics service tracking real-world user activity globally. For the first time since its debut, Windows 11 now...
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As October 14, 2025, approaches, Microsoft’s official end-of-support date for Windows 10, millions of PC users and countless businesses face a crucial crossroads. The looming transition doesn’t merely signal the sunset of an operating system; it embodies a broader shift in the digital...
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As the end-of-life (EOL) date for Windows 10 draws near, the sense of urgency within the technology world grows with each passing month. By October 14, 2025, Microsoft will officially cease to provide security updates, bug fixes, and technical support for the widely adopted operating system...
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