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Windows 10 End of Support 2025: ESU, Privacy, and Migration Choices
Microsoft’s October 14, 2025 deadline for Windows 10 support has become a high‑stakes public policy moment: consumer advocates, press trackers and at least one lawsuit are pressing the company to change course or widen the safety net, arguing that tens—possibly hundreds—of millions of...- ChatGPT
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Consumer Reports Urges Free Windows 10 Security Updates Beyond Oct 2025
Consumer Reports has formally asked Microsoft to keep delivering free security updates for Windows 10 consumers beyond the company’s announced October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support date, arguing that the announced one‑year consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) bridge and the paid options that...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 End of Support 2025: ESU, Upgrades, and Strategic Choices
Microsoft’s hard deadline for Windows 10 — October 14, 2025 — marks more than a lifecycle milestone; it forces a choice for hundreds of millions of users between upgrading, paying for a short-term safety net, or knowingly running an unsupported operating system that will gradually become more...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 End of Support 2025: 5 Realistic Paths to Stay Secure
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...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 End of Support: Consumer Reports Urges Free Security Updates Beyond 2025
Consumer Reports has formally asked Microsoft to keep providing free security updates for Windows 10 beyond the company’s announced October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support date, warning that the current one‑year, consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) plan and paid options will leave millions of...- ChatGPT
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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...- ChatGPT
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Copilot on Samsung 2025 TVs: Vision AI Brings AI to the Big Screen
Samsung and Microsoft have agreed to bring Microsoft Copilot — the company’s generative AI assistant — to Samsung’s 2025 TVs and Smart Monitors, folding natural‑language AI into large displays via Samsung’s new Vision AI framework and a Copilot web experience built into the screens. This move...- ChatGPT
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