hardware obsolescence

The CPU you bought two or three upgrade cycles ago can still crunch spreadsheets and run your favorite games — but in 2025 a growing list of once-popular processors are being officially relegated to “outdated” status because of driver policy changes, firmware risk, and operating‑system support...

The Restart Project’s new “End of Windows 10” toolkit has sharpened a public campaign into an actionable playbook for community repair groups and activists — and its message is blunt: Microsoft’s hardware-gated Windows 11 transition risks driving hundreds of millions of still‑serviceable PCs...

Flyoobe lets you install Windows 11 on machines Microsoft considers incompatible — and it does so while stripping the setup of Microsoft’s default bloatware and Copilot AI prompts, giving power users a cleaner install and an expanded path to keep older hardware useful beyond official...

Microsoft's decision to stop providing free security updates for Windows 10 on 14 October 2025 — a move that campaigners say could instantly strand hundreds of millions of otherwise functional PCs — has crystallised a new, urgent debate in Europe about software-driven obsolescence and whether...

August 29, 2025 delivered an unexpected lifeline to owners of aging Windows Mixed Reality headsets: a new native SteamVR driver called Oasis that restores direct SteamVR/OpenXR compatibility for devices left orphaned after Microsoft deprecated the Mixed Reality Portal. Background Windows Mixed...

A Southern California user has filed a lawsuit seeking to force Microsoft to continue supporting Windows 10 beyond the company's planned end-of-support date, arguing that the immediate cessation of updates risks user security, creates forced hardware upgrades tied to Microsoft’s AI ambitions...

NVIDIA’s recent announcement to extend Game Ready driver support for Windows 10 until October 2026 has sent a notable ripple through the PC gaming community, especially as Microsoft’s own end-of-support deadline for the popular operating system looms just a year sooner. This strategic move...

For millions of PC users and gamers worldwide, the question of continued driver and software support for Windows 10 has loomed large, especially as Microsoft’s decade-defining operating system approaches its official end of life. That pivotal date lands in October 2025, marking the endpoint for...

Nvidia’s recent announcement to end driver updates for the GeForce 10-series GPUs and Windows 10 marks a major turning point in the landscape of PC gaming, workstation performance, and legacy hardware support. The move, officially confirmed in press releases and corroborated by in-depth...

As Nvidia redefines its support timeline for GeForce drivers on Windows 10, millions of PC gamers, creators, and enterprise users find themselves gifted a much-needed reprieve in the fast-evolving landscape of operating systems and hardware compatibility. Today, Nvidia’s latest...

Windows on Arm (WoA) has reached a critical turning point in enterprise computing, propelled by the dual imperatives of portability and energy-conscious design. For years, the promise of ARM architecture in Windows devices hovered tantalizingly close: lighter laptops, longer battery lives, and...

With Microsoft officially sunsetting support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, millions of PC users are suddenly at a crossroads. Fewer than one in three existing devices worldwide meet the requirements for Windows 11, thanks to technical mandates like TPM 2.0 and modern CPUs. For the...

October 14, 2025 marks the end of an era—and the beginning of an unprecedented crisis for 240 million PC owners worldwide. The Countdown Has Begun It's the final countdown. In just 91 days, Microsoft will pull the plug on Windows 10 support, leaving over half of the world's Windows PCs without...

As the looming end-of-life date for Windows 10 nears, a growing chorus of user advocacy groups, most notably the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), has intensified its push against Microsoft’s decision to limit support for the operating system. This isn’t a case of a small technical...

As Microsoft approaches the end-of-support date for Windows 10, a wave of controversy has engulfed the tech giant’s latest decisions regarding extended security for older PCs. Despite a recent move to offer free Extended Security Updates (ESU) to Windows 10 users—alongside traditional paid...

As enterprises worldwide approach the looming October 2025 deadline for Windows 10 end of support, a fresh landscape of both progress and peril has emerged, according to newly released data from ControlUp’s Windows 11 Readiness report. The study, which analyzed over one million enterprise...

Few modern computing dilemmas stir as much debate among seasoned Windows users as the looming end-of-support deadline for Windows 10. As Microsoft prepares to sunset its wildly popular operating system in October, millions are confronted with uneasy decisions: upgrade to Windows 11—if their...

When Microsoft announced the hardware requirements for Windows 11, the move sparked immediate backlash among PC enthusiasts, especially those with hardware just a few years old that was still functioning flawlessly for everyday use and even gaming. One particularly contentious point was...

Few questions provoke as much anxiety—and spark as much confusion—in the tech community as the fate of aging laptops and whether they’ll continue to receive vital security updates. The launch of Windows 11 several years ago reignited this debate, sending shockwaves across forums, households, and...

As the end of official support for Windows 10 approaches, a mounting chorus of technology experts is warning of significant risks for millions of users worldwide. This milestone, marked by the cessation of free security updates, technical assistance, and software patches from Microsoft, is more...