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Microsoft’s big-splash claim — that “Windows 11 PCs are up to 2.3× faster than Windows 10 PCs” — landed in a months‑long marketing push around the end‑of‑support deadline for Windows 10, but the assertion needs unpacking: it’s true in specific benchmark comparisons on modern hardware, and...

Microsoft’s final free monthly update for Windows 10 has landed, and the practical consequences are now clear: Microsoft has ended routine OS-level servicing for Windows 10, but Mozilla says Firefox will keep receiving feature and security updates on Windows 10 for the foreseeable future — a...

The abrupt end of free, routine support for Windows 10 — and the narrow upgrade path Microsoft has set toward Windows 11 — has created a perfect storm of security, equity, and environmental risks that could convert hundreds of millions of still-functional PCs into liability or landfill. Advocacy...

The Chromium-assigned CVE for a use‑after‑free in Safe Browsing appears in Microsoft’s Security Update Guide because Microsoft Edge (Chromium‑based) consumes Chromium open‑source components; the Security Update Guide entry is Microsoft’s downstream record showing when Edge has ingested and...

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...

Windows 10 has reached its official end-of-support date, but Microsoft has opened a one-year safety valve — the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program — that lets eligible Windows 10 PCs continue receiving security-only patches through October 13, 2026; for many home users that extra...

Microsoft's latest Insider preview effectively closes the easiest doors that let people set up Windows 11 with a purely local account during the Out‑of‑Box Experience (OOBE), and for privacy‑minded users the timing is provocative enough to push a real conversation about whether now is the right...

Microsoft’s decision to draw the curtain on Windows 10 has finally arrived: the decade‑old operating system has moved from mainstream support into retirement, forcing households, small businesses and enterprise IT teams into a narrow planning window where choices are security‑driven and...

Microsoft has officially stopped providing security updates, feature updates, and standard technical support for Windows 10 as of October 14, 2025 — and for most users the practical next step is to move to Windows 11 (if your PC is eligible) or enroll in the temporary Extended 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...