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Microsoft’s deadline is now unavoidable: Windows 10 will stop receiving regular security updates on October 14, 2025, and the immediate fallout in India—where millions of machines still run Windows 10—has forced consumers, small businesses, and large organisations into a compressed set of...

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...

A surprising pattern is emerging as the Windows 10 end‑of‑support deadline approaches: publicly available telemetry and independent trackers show measurable growth in Linux desktop usage, while community projects, vendors, and security firms are actively encouraging migration — but the evidence...

Valve has set a firm deadline: beginning January 1, 2026, the Steam desktop client will no longer be supported on 32‑bit editions of Windows — effectively ending the platform’s last mainstream accommodation for 32‑bit Windows and giving the tiny remaining cohort of users a hard migration clock...

Valve will stop supporting 32‑bit editions of Windows for the Steam desktop client on January 1, 2026, a decision that effectively ends a long era of 32‑bit platform compatibility while imposing a clear migration deadline for the tiny fraction of users still running Windows 10 (32‑bit)...

Valve will stop supporting 32‑bit versions of Windows for the Steam client on January 1, 2026, effectively ending official updates, security patches, and technical support for the tiny slice of users still running Windows 10 32‑bit; existing Steam installations may continue to launch for a time...

Steam’s decision to stop supporting 32‑bit versions of Windows on January 1, 2026 closes the last major chapter of 32‑bit desktop gaming on the platform and forces a small—but real—slice of users to migrate or accept an unsupported, increasingly risky configuration. Background Valve’s Steam...

Valve’s Steam client will stop supporting 32‑bit versions of Windows on January 1, 2026 — a change that’s technically sensible, strategically predictable, and narrowly impactful for most players, but which carries an outsized risk for the small group still running Windows 10 (32‑bit) unless...

Valve has put a firm date on the end of an era: beginning January 1, 2026, Steam will stop supporting 32‑bit editions of Windows, leaving Windows 10 32‑bit — the last commonly supported 32‑bit Windows SKU — on an officially unsupported path and urging the tiny fraction of players still running...

Valve will stop supporting Steam on 32‑bit Windows systems on January 1, 2026 — a move that affects a vanishingly small slice of the PC gaming population but signals a permanent industry shift away from 32‑bit desktop platforms and toward exclusive 64‑bit support. Background The end of Steam's...

Valve’s Steam client will stop receiving updates for 32‑bit editions of Windows on January 1, 2026, a decision that closes the last active chapter of 32‑bit Windows support on Steam and forces a small but real group of users to plan migrations, backups, or hardware replacements. Background Steam...

Valve will stop supporting 32‑bit versions of Windows for the Steam client on January 1, 2026, a move the company says affects only a vanishing fraction of users but which nevertheless closes a long-running chapter in the 32‑bit to 64‑bit transition for PC gaming. Background / Overview Steam’s...

Valve is preparing to stop supporting 32‑bit editions of Windows — specifically Windows 10 (32‑bit) — on January 1, 2026, a move that will end official Steam client updates and platform support for the tiny fraction of Steam users still running a 32‑bit Windows host. Background Windows 10...

Steam will stop supporting Windows 32‑bit installations on January 1, 2026, a move that, if confirmed and implemented as reported, will leave the vanishingly small number of users still running Windows 10 in its 32‑bit form without client updates, security fixes, or official Steam Support help —...

Valve has quietly but meaningfully reshaped the Steam client with a sweeping UI and accessibility refresh that brings long-requested controls — UI scaling, high-contrast mode, reduced motion, and a dedicated customization tab for game artwork — to the desktop and SteamOS users, and the result is...

If Windows 10’s end-of-support deadline has you weighing alternatives, you’re not alone — and Linux is no longer the alien landscape it was a decade ago. ZDNET’s roundup of “Windows-like” Linux distributions highlights seven desktop-focused distros designed to flatten the learning curve for...

Lenovo’s next handheld may finally give Windows-weary gamers a true alternative: leaked press renders and slides circulating ahead of IFA 2025 show the Legion Go 2 pictured running Valve’s SteamOS, suggesting Lenovo could sell at least one SteamOS-flavored Legion Go 2 alongside Windows 11 models...

Microsoft’s desktop era is fragmenting in plain sight: while Windows 11’s adoption has surged—pushing close to or past the halfway mark on some charts—an increasing number of users are quietly defecting to Windows‑style Linux distributions that promise a familiar UI without Microsoft’s...

I switched my gaming desktop to a Linux-based distro two months ago, and the experience was less like a perilous migration and more like finally closing a noisy, intrusive door: games launched, performance was excellent for the titles I care about, and nobody tried to sell me a subscription...

Microsoft has quietly confirmed that the new Windows 11 handheld-focused gaming enhancements — the Xbox full‑screen experience and associated handheld optimizations — will not be limited to the new ROG Xbox Ally family, and reporting now points to existing Windows handhelds, including the MSI...