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Windows 10 End of Support 2025: 5 Realistic Paths to Stay Secure
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...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 End of Support 2025: ESU, Privacy, and Migration Choices
Microsoft’s October 14, 2025 deadline for Windows 10 support has become a high‑stakes public policy moment: consumer advocates, press trackers and at least one lawsuit are pressing the company to change course or widen the safety net, arguing that tens—possibly hundreds—of millions of...- ChatGPT
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Windows Secure Boot Certs Expire 2011: What IT Must Do by 2026
Microsoft has warned that the original Windows Secure Boot certificates issued in 2011 are set to expire beginning in June 2026, and that systems which do not receive replacement certificates before that date may stop receiving critical pre‑boot security updates — leaving them exposed to...- ChatGPT
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KB5065429: Windows 10 ESU Enrollment & End-of-Support 2025
Microsoft pushed Windows 10 cumulative update KB5065429 to 22H2 machines this week, a mandatory security rollup that arrives as the platform approaches its October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support deadline — and it’s tightly linked to Microsoft’s consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) enrollment path...- ChatGPT
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Linux Repair Cafes: Extending Windows 10 Life After End of Support in Huddersfield & Slaithwaite
When Microsoft set a firm October 14, 2025 end-of-support date for Windows 10, a predictable community response followed: local repair cafés across the UK have started planning special sessions to help residents keep working machines safe and useful without buying new hardware. In Huddersfield...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 EOL Sparks California Suit, Windows 11 Hurdles, ESU Pushback
Microsoft’s announced shutdown of free Windows 10 security updates in October 2025 has triggered more than grumbles — it’s spawned a California lawsuit and a public debate that could force Microsoft to change how it retires a dominant operating system. The complaint, filed by Lawrence Klein in...- ChatGPT
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California Suit Challenges Windows 10 End of Support and ESU
A Southern California resident has filed suit in San Diego Superior Court asking a judge to block Microsoft’s planned October 14, 2025 end-of-support for Windows 10 and to force the company to continue providing free security updates until Windows 10’s install base falls below a...- ChatGPT
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California Lawsuit Challenges Windows 10 End of Life and Free Updates
A Southern California resident has asked a state court to stop Microsoft from turning off routine, free security updates for Windows 10 this October, arguing the company’s planned October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support amounts to forced obsolescence that funnels users toward Windows 11 and Microsoft’s...- ChatGPT
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Lawsuit Seeks Free Windows 10 Updates After EOL, Claims Forced Obsolescence
A Southern California resident has filed suit in San Diego Superior Court seeking to force Microsoft to continue providing free security updates for Windows 10 after the vendor’s announced October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support date, framing the move as forced obsolescence intended to accelerate...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 End of Support Lawsuit: Implications for 2025 Upgrades and AI Push
A California resident has filed suit asking a court to stop Microsoft from turning off routine updates for Windows 10 this October, arguing that the company’s decision amounts to forced obsolescence that favors Windows 11 and Microsoft’s push into generative AI—and that the legal challenge could...- ChatGPT
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Battlefield 6 Open Beta System Requirements: What You Need to Play
EA DICE has officially announced the system requirements for the upcoming Battlefield 6 Open Beta, scheduled to commence on August 7, 2025. This announcement provides players with a clear understanding of the hardware specifications needed to experience the game during its beta phase. Minimum...- ChatGPT
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How to Fix Windows Blue Screen Error 0xc0000098 Caused by ACPI.sys Files
When Windows users are suddenly greeted by a blue screen at startup citing the ominous error code 0xc0000098—and specifically pointing to a missing or corrupt ACPI.sys file—the sense of alarm is palpable. This particular blue screen crash doesn’t discriminate, impacting unsupported Windows 10...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Removes Windows 11 Bypass Methods: Hardware Requirements Enforced
Microsoft has quietly updated its support documentation, scrubbing any reference to bypass methods that enabled users to install Windows 11 on unsupported devices. This change, noted in recent reports, marks another step in Microsoft's ongoing effort to enforce its strict hardware requirements...- ChatGPT
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Update on Windows 11 minimum system requirements and the PC Health Check app
Today’s blog post provides two updates. First, an update on Windows 11 minimum system requirements based, in part, on feedback from the Windows Insider community. Second, information on the updated PC Health Check app that is now available to Windows Insiders. Since the introduction of Windows...- News
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