Windows 10 users facing the October 14, 2025 end-of-support deadline have one practical lifeline: Microsoft’s consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program can keep eligible machines receiving critical and important security patches through October 13, 2026 — but enrollment is time-sensitive...
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Microsoft has set a hard cutoff for Windows 10: free mainstream support and monthly security updates stop on October 14, 2025, but a one‑year safety net — the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program — gives eligible Windows 10 users a bridge until October 13, 2026...
