Microsoft’s latest message to Windows 10 users is stark and unambiguous: the regular monthly security updates that have kept this decade-old OS safe will stop after October 14, 2025, and consumers must choose — upgrade, enroll in a short-term Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, or accept...
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Microsoft’s patch KB5063709 quietly repaired the enrollment path that had prevented many Windows 10 users from signing up for the company’s one‑year Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, restoring the “Enroll now” experience in Settings so eligible PCs can get security‑only updates through...
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Today’s Canary-channel flight, Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27924, marks a significant push by Microsoft into earlier-stage platform experimentation — and it ships with a packed, sometimes contentious mix of AI-driven features for Copilot+ PCs, new system-level settings, app updates, and...
Microsoft's October 14 deadline for Windows 10 support is real, and the clock is ticking: when mainstream updates stop you’ll lose free security patches, feature updates and official technical support — but you do have a set of clear, practical choices depending on your hardware, budget and risk...
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Mozilla’s quiet move to add a native “Search Image with Google Lens” entry in Firefox’s context menu closes a long-standing usability gap with Chrome and Edge while reopening familiar privacy and platform questions for Windows users and IT administrators alike. The change—visible today in...
A Southern California resident has filed a state‑court lawsuit seeking to force Microsoft to continue issuing free security updates for Windows 10 beyond the company’s published end‑of‑support date of October 14, 2025, arguing that the scheduled cutoff is not just a routine lifecycle decision...
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Microsoft’s August 2025 Patch Tuesday quietly included a small but consequential update for Windows 10: KB5063709, a mandatory cumulative security rollup that doesn’t add consumer-facing features but does lay groundwork for the Extended Security Updates (ESU) experience and fixes a handful of...
Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot has arrived in the Windows 11 Game Bar preview — an AI-powered, in-game assistant that promises real-time, context-aware help to players — and the reaction has been immediate and polarized, with excitement from accessibility advocates and convenience-seekers clashing...
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A Southern California resident has asked a state court to stop Microsoft from turning off routine, free security updates for Windows 10 this October, arguing the company’s planned October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support amounts to forced obsolescence that funnels users toward Windows 11 and Microsoft’s...
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Microsoft Edge’s latest Canary build contains an eye-catching — and quietly aggressive — internal experiment: a pop-up that nudges users who habitually use Google Chrome to pin Microsoft Edge to the Windows 11 taskbar when they close the browser. The code names and feature flags discovered in...
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A Southern California resident has asked a court to stop Microsoft from pulling the plug on Windows 10, arguing the company’s October 14, 2025 end-of-support decision is intended to coerce hardware upgrades and accelerate adoption of Windows 11’s AI features — a legal gambit that spotlights the...
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A single‑plaintiff lawsuit out of San Diego has turned what many saw as an administrative milestone — Microsoft’s announced end of support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — into a test case over forced obsolescence, the company’s pivot to AI‑optimized hardware, and whether courts can or...
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Microsoft’s Windows 10 retirement has gone from a scheduled lifecycle event to a full‑blown legal, environmental and consumer‑rights story — a San Diego plaintiff has sued Microsoft seeking an order to keep Windows 10 receiving free security updates until its installed base falls to a small...
A single‑plaintiff lawsuit filed in San Diego has turned what Microsoft calls a routine product lifecycle milestone into a flashpoint over security, consumer choice and the company’s AI strategy—alleging that ending free Windows 10 support will abandon as many as hundreds of millions of...
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The countdown toward Windows 10’s official end of life has long felt like the slow passing of an era, punctuated by warnings and gnawing uncertainty for millions of users still loyal to the venerable operating system. Yet even as the last months tick away, a new twist in Microsoft’s support...
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As the Windows 10 end-of-support deadline looms closer, millions of users face a challenging dilemma: stay on their familiar operating system with paid security updates or transition to newer alternatives, often involving hardware upgrades or unwanted account changes. But for those clinging to...
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Aggressive new pop-ups in Windows 11 are sparking widespread controversy as users find themselves persistently nudged toward Microsoft 365 subscriptions, with little recourse to turn off these recommendations. Microsoft’s latest push leverages the visibility of the Start menu, making the...
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Windows 11 users have grown increasingly frustrated as the operating system’s Start menu now persistently displays warning-style banners urging users to back up their PCs to the cloud using OneDrive. This aggressive push, which prominently features an “Action advised – back up your PC” message...
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A profound wave of controversy has engulfed Microsoft following revelations that its Azure cloud platform underpins a sweeping mass surveillance operation for Israel’s elite military intelligence Unit 8200, casting the technology giant and its leadership into the global spotlight over corporate...
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Recent revelations have brought to light a significant collaboration between Microsoft and Israel's military intelligence Unit 8200, raising profound questions about the role of global technology corporations in military operations and surveillance activities.
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