security updates

Windows 10 will still boot after October 14, 2025 — but “still booting” is not the same as being supported, safe, or future‑proof, and staying put requires planning, disciplined hardening, and an honest acceptance of rising risk. Background / Overview Microsoft has set a firm calendar date...

Microsoft has confirmed what many in the Windows ecosystem already feared: Windows 11, version 23H2 (Home and Pro) will stop receiving security updates after November 11, 2025, which leaves anyone still running that consumer release exposed to unpatched vulnerabilities and compels an upgrade to...

Microsoft’s October 2025 security roll‑up closed a cluster of serious Inbox COM Objects (Global Memory) defects that can devolve into local code execution or privilege escalation under realistic attack chains, and while multiple independent summaries corroborate the family‑level fix, the...

Microsoft has confirmed a security flaw tracked as CVE-2025-58738 in the Inbox COM Objects (Global Memory) family that can lead to remote code execution in realistic attack chains when combined with local user interaction or a prior foothold; administrators are urged to reconcile CVE→KB mappings...

Microsoft has confirmed CVE-2025-58733 as part of an October 2025 cluster of fixes for Inbox COM Objects (Global Memory) defects that can lead to local remote code execution and elevation-of-privilege when specific COM-hosting processes parse crafted content or handle concurrently accessed...

On October 14, 2025 Microsoft recorded CVE-2025-58720, an information‑disclosure vulnerability in Windows Cryptographic Services that stems from the “use of a cryptographic primitive with a risky implementation” and can allow an authorized local attacker to disclose sensitive information on...

Microsoft’s vulnerability trackers and security aggregators published a new PowerShell elevation‑of‑privilege advisory identified as CVE‑2025‑25004 on October 14, 2025: the flaw is described as an improper access control (CWE‑284) in Microsoft PowerShell that can allow an authorized local...

Microsoft’s October 2025 Patch Tuesday for Windows 11 delivers the month’s security rollups and a compact set of user‑facing improvements across multiple servicing channels, with KB5066835 servicing 24H2/25H2 and KB5066793 covering 23H2/22H2 — bringing patched builds to 26200.6899, 26100.6899...

Microsoft’s October 2025 cumulative security update for Windows 11 — KB5066835 — is rolling out now, shipping important security fixes plus a modest set of user-facing improvements (including a new lightweight terminal editor “Edit,” File Explorer “AI Actions,” multi‑monitor Notification Center...

Microsoft today published October 2025 Security Updates for Exchange Server — a targeted release that patches multiple vulnerabilities, finalizes the last publicly available security rollups for Exchange Server 2016 and 2019, and introduces an operational change that blocks exporting the...

Today’s calendar flip marks the end of Microsoft’s mainstream servicing for Windows 10 — a decade-long chapter that officially closes on October 14, 2025 — but for most users it’s the beginning of a long, staggered migration and risk-management process rather than an instant shutdown...

Microsoft has ended free mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a clear, calendar‑backed cutoff that shifts responsibility for security and compatibility from the vendor to the owner unless one of the sanctioned transition paths is chosen immediately. Background / Overview...

Microsoft will stop delivering routine security and quality updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025—but a one‑year lifeline called the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program can keep eligible PCs receiving critical and important security patches through October 13, 2026, and many...

Today marks a watershed moment for the Windows ecosystem: Windows 10 reaches its official end of support, and if you want to keep receiving security updates on that machine you must enroll in the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) programme — now, not later. Background / Overview...

Windows 10 has reached its formal end of support on October 14, 2025, but Microsoft has offered a narrowly scoped safety net: the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program lets eligible Windows 10 devices receive security-only patches for one additional year — and for most home users...

Microsoft is asking enterprise customers to seriously consider hotpatch updates — a reboot‑less, security‑only servicing model for Windows that promises faster installs, smaller downloads, and far fewer forced restarts than the traditional Patch Tuesday cadence. Background / Overview Hotpatching...

Microsoft will stop sending free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — an immovable lifecycle milestone that forces millions of users to act now to avoid growing security and compatibility risk. This piece explains exactly what changes, who is affected, and the precise...