Microsoft's decision to keep Microsoft Defender Antivirus receiving definition and detection updates on Windows 10 for years after the operating system's official end-of-support does reduce one vector of risk — but it is emphatically not a replacement for ongoing OS security patches, feature...
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A fresh telemetry snapshot from remote‑support sessions underscores a stark reality: as Microsoft’s Windows 10 support deadline approaches, a large share of real‑world endpoints remain on an OS that will soon stop receiving routine security patches—creating an urgent migration and...
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