Windows 10 will stop receiving free security fixes on October 14, 2025 — and if your PC can’t take the free Windows 11 upgrade, you have five realistic paths forward: enroll in Extended Security Updates (ESU), buy or rent a new Windows 11 PC (including cloud PCs), perform an unsupported upgrade...
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Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 Build 22631.5982 (KB5065790) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel, delivering a broad set of reliability fixes and quality updates aimed at version 23H2 users and administrators.
Background
Windows Insider channels exist to stage changes before they reach...
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Microsoft has pushed another Windows 10 preview build into the Release Preview Channel as the operating system hurtles toward its firm end‑of‑support date next month, delivering a small set of stability and servicing fixes insiders and IT teams should validate now rather than later.
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Microsoft pushed another small Windows 10 preview build into the Release Preview Channel this week — a terse Release Preview update described as “a small set of general improvements and fixes” and issued just weeks before Windows 10’s scheduled end-of-support date on October 14, 2025.
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Microsoft’s October deadline for Windows 10 support has arrived like a ringing bell for an industry that—by several measures—wasn’t ready: large numbers of consumer and corporate endpoints still run Windows 10, many organisations face compatibility and budget constraints, and the safety net...
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Today’s Windows Insider push is intentionally modest but contextually significant: Microsoft has released Windows 10, version 22H2 — Build 19045.6388 (KB5066198) to the Release Preview Channel, a cumulative update described by the Windows Insider Program Team as “a small set of general...
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Microsoft’s latest Dev‑Channel flight, Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.5790 (KB5065779), brings a focused set of Copilot+ features—most notably Fluid Dictation in Voice Access—along with wider Windows Studio Effects support for additional cameras, new Copilot‑driven File Explorer hover...
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Nexthink’s warning that “sticking with Windows 10 could cost businesses billions” captured headlines for a reason: a simple arithmetic model — 121 million Windows 10 PCs multiplied by an enterprise Extended Security Update (ESU) list price of $61 per device — produces a first‑year bill in the...
Chevron Nigeria’s reported migration of more than 3,000 users from Windows 10 to Windows 11 in just 12 weeks — completed 40% faster than previous rollouts and returning a reported 98% user satisfaction rate — is a practical blueprint for large-scale enterprise upgrades in Nigeria and beyond...
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Microsoft has quietly pushed Windows 11, version 25H2 (preview Build 26200.5074) into the Release Preview Channel and is delivering it as a lightweight enablement package (eKB) that flips features already staged on 24H2 systems — a move that prioritizes security, manageability and low-impact...
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Microsoft has begun distributing Windows 11 version 25H2 to Insiders in the Release Preview channel, a move that signals the annual feature update is production‑adjacent and ready for targeted validation ahead of a broader public rollout later this year.
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Windows 11 25H2...
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Windows 11’s next annual feature update, version 25H2, has moved into the Release Preview channel and is now available to Insiders and IT pilots as a lightweight enablement package — a signal that the bulk of the update’s code is already on most up‑to‑date PCs and that the public rollout is...
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Windows 11’s next annual feature update is now on the cusp of broad testing — but this year Microsoft shipped something that tidies and trims more than it innovates.
Background / Overview
Microsoft has moved Windows 11 version 25H2 into the Release Preview channel, signalling that the update is...
Windows 11’s next annual feature update is now moving from staged preview into its final validation ring: Microsoft has made Windows 11, version 25H2 available to Release Preview Insiders and commercial customers for targeted testing, delivered as an enablement package on top of the 24H2...
Releasing Windows 11, version 25H2 to the Release Preview Channel — what you need to know (for Insiders, IT pros, and forum readers)
Today (August 29, 2025) the Windows Insider team made this year’s annual feature update — Windows 11, version 25H2 (Build 26200.5074) — available in the Release...
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Microsoft’s August 2025 Intune update materially expands the platform’s security controls and enrollment ergonomics, delivering four headline features—granular App Control targeting, automatic patching during device setup, near‑real‑time Apple software update visibility via Declarative Device...
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Microsoft has temporarily paused the roll‑out of recent Windows updates after a cascade of high‑impact problems—including broken recovery tools, WSUS installation failures, and reports of storage devices becoming inaccessible—hit a subset of users and enterprise environments nationwide...
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Microsoft has set a firm date: Windows 11, version 23H2 (consumer editions) will stop receiving security and quality updates on November 11, 2025, forcing Home and Pro users who remain on that release to upgrade or accept growing security, compliance, and operational risk.
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Title: What you need to know about August 12, 2025 — KB5063875 (OS Builds 22621.5768 / 22631.5768)
Summary (TL;DR)
Microsoft released the August 12, 2025 cumulative security update KB5063875 for Windows 11 (builds 22621.5768 for 22H2/23H2 servicing branch and 22631.5768 for the 23H2 ring). This...
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Microsoft has published the August 12, 2025 cumulative security update for older Windows 11 branches — KB5063875, which updates OS Builds 22621.5768 and 22631.5768 — delivering a combined Latest Cumulative Update (LCU) and Servicing Stack Update (SSU) for devices still on Windows 11 versions...