A Southern California resident has filed suit against Microsoft seeking to force the company to continue free security updates for Windows 10 — a legal challenge that crystallizes the technical, economic and environmental frictions surrounding the October 14, 2025 end-of-support milestone...
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A California plaintiff has taken Microsoft to court over the company’s planned end of support for Windows 10, alleging the move is effectively a forced-obsolescence strategy that funnels users toward Windows 11 and AI‑optimized hardware — and demanding that Microsoft keep issuing free security...
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Microsoft’s countdown to the end of Windows 10 has moved from calendar reminder to courtroom headline, with a California plaintiff alleging that the company’s support wind‑down needlessly jeopardizes user data and is designed to push customers into an AI‑optimized hardware refresh—an accusation...
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Microsoft’s decision to end routine support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has suddenly become the subject of a courtroom showdown—and the consequences reach far beyond one plaintiff's grievance: millions of users face security risks, confusing enrollment rules for Extended Security Updates...
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Microsoft’s slow-but-steady retirement of Windows 10 has accelerated into a clear endgame: the company has shut down the Windows 10 Beta testing channel, confirmed a hard end-of-support date for the platform, and rolled out a narrowly scoped consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program that...
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As the countdown begins toward Windows 10’s End of Life on October 14, 2025, millions of devices face a pivotal crossroads. After this date, Microsoft will discontinue all security updates and technical support for Windows 10, leaving the popular operating system increasingly vulnerable to...
The end of support for Windows 10 is no longer a distant speck on the horizon—it's right around the corner, and for millions of PC users, that looming October 14, 2025 deadline marks a pivotal moment. Microsoft’s message is unambiguous: after that date, Windows 10 will stop receiving free...
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Microsoft is facing a fresh legal challenge over the looming end of support for Windows 10, with a San Diego lawsuit accusing the company of “forced obsolescence” and a strategy to “monopolize the generative AI market” as Windows 11 and Copilot+ PCs become the default path forward. The...
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The end of free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 is forcing millions of perfectly serviceable PCs to make a decision: pay for Extended Security Updates, retire the hardware, or find a way to install Windows 11 on devices Microsoft no longer “supports.” The good news is that...
The next installment in Activision’s blockbuster franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, will break new ground—not just for its action-packed gameplay, but also as a technical milestone for PC gaming security. When Black Ops 7 launches later this year, it will become the first Call of Duty title...
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The recent evolution of Windows 11’s deployment strategy has upended many of the narratives surrounding its hardware requirements, exposing the artificial boundaries Microsoft once insisted were essential. New revelations reveal that even systems previously banished from the update path due to...
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Call of Duty’s relentless march toward ever more advanced technology has reached a new inflection point: with the official announcement that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will strictly require both TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot enabled on PC. This move, instituted by Activision and implemented through a...
Call of Duty fans on PC are encountering a new era in gaming system requirements as Activision, following in the footsteps of Electronic Arts and its launch of Battlefield 6, has announced the mandatory enablement of Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 for Windows 11 and Windows 10 players. In a move that...
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Electronic Arts (EA) has officially raised the bar for anti-cheat security in the PC gaming industry by requiring Secure Boot to be enabled for all Battlefield 6 players, beginning with the much-anticipated Open Beta. This move underscores EA’s evolving approach to combating in-game cheating and...
The highly anticipated launch of Battlefield 6 delivers a cutting-edge gaming experience to PC players, but it also brings a new layer of security requirements—chief among them, the need for Secure Boot to be enabled on Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems. As EA’s Javelin anti-cheat technology...
As the countdown to Windows 10’s end-of-support in October 2025 intensifies, Microsoft has taken a noticeable step to ease the transition pains plaguing millions of users left stranded by Windows 11’s hardware requirements. In a move that has sparked attention across tech circles and among...
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Upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11 has proven to be an unexpectedly tricky journey for many users, even for those who have proactively invested in new hardware to meet Microsoft's more stringent requirements. Microsoft, acknowledging the mounting confusion and frustration as Windows 10's...
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Upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11 continues to baffle and frustrate many PC users, even as Microsoft doubles down on its push to migrate the world’s desktops to its latest operating system. The tech giant has set strict requirements that have left millions wondering why their perfectly...
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Microsoft's announcement to end support for Windows 10 on 14 October 2025 marks a significant shift for users worldwide, including those in South Africa. This decision necessitates immediate attention to ensure continued security and functionality of computing systems.
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Making the switch to Windows 11 has been heralded as a leap forward in not only aesthetics and functionality, but also in built-in security—a claim that warrants closer scrutiny. As the world’s most widely used operating system gradually shifts from Windows 10 to Windows 11, users and industry...
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