Microsoft’s last-minute lifeline for Windows 10 users is real — but it’s narrow, conditional, and time‑boxed: Windows 10 reaches its official end of support on October 14, 2025, and the company’s consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program will provide one additional year of security‑only...
Microsoft’s last-minute change gives many Windows 10 users breathing room: Extended Security Updates (ESU) that were due to be behind a paywall or conditional on cloud backup will now be available at no extra charge for consumers across the European Economic Area, and U.S. users have a newly...
Zorin OS 18 Beta arrives at a pivotal moment: with Windows 10’s extended lifespan ending on October 14, 2025, millions of users face either an enforced upgrade to Windows 11, costly hardware refreshes, or the security risks of running an unsupported OS — and Zorin OS 18 Beta positions itself as...
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A power outage ruined my computer now it takes an hour and 18 minutes before it's usable and 2 hours to shut down and that's after logging out the local accouts. It stays on a black screen with with dots revolving for 43 minutes and 14 seconds and then "Scanning and reapairing drive (H: ) : 100%...
Microsoft has set a firm deadline: on October 14, 2025 Windows 10 stops receiving routine security updates, feature improvements, and standard technical support — a hard lifecycle cliff that forces every remaining Windows 10 PC into one of three practical paths: upgrade to Windows 11 where...
Capcom’s name appearing in headlines alongside “end of Windows 10 support” for the Monster Hunter series is the kind of story that can roil PC players — but the reality is messier than a one-line take. A recent article circulating the claim that “Capcom confirms end of Windows 10 support for the...
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Accidentally deleted files can be scary, but Microsoft’s free Windows File Recovery tool gives you a good chance to restore files from NTFS, exFAT, and ReFS...
Windows 10’s decade-long run is entering its final, formal chapter: Microsoft will stop providing routine security updates, feature and quality fixes, and standard technical support for most Windows 10 editions on October 14, 2025 — but the real story is a layered, pragmatic wind-down that...
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...
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Windows 10 reaches its official end-of-support threshold on October 14, 2025 — but Microsoft has provided a one-year safety valve through the Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program that lets many users keep receiving critical security patches through October 13, 2026 if they enroll...
Microsoft’s last-minute concession is a win for European consumers: the company will provide a one-year, no-cost extension of critical security updates for Windows 10 users inside the European Economic Area (EEA), while users elsewhere still face a mixed bag of free-but‑conditional enrollment, a...
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Microsoft has quietly released Windows 10 update KB5066198 as an optional cumulative preview for version 22H2, and the package — available through Windows Update and as offline .msu installers on the Microsoft Update Catalog — brings targeted bug fixes (not new consumer features) ahead of...
Microsoft’s calendar decision to stop issuing routine security and feature updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has moved from an abstract lifecycle notice to an immediate, practical problem for millions of users who still rely on the decade-old OS. The company has published a formal...
Microsoft has quietly shipped a final Release Preview update for Windows 10 — labeled KB5066198 and appearing as builds in the 19045.* series — that patches a duo of high‑impact regressions introduced earlier in September while Microsoft’s desktop OS approaches its October 14, 2025...
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Microsoft has set a clear cut-off: Windows 10 will stop receiving standard security updates and technical support on October 14, 2025, and the practical consequences of ignoring that deadline are already being spelled out by vendors, media outlets, and security researchers. Users who plan to...
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Microsoft’s last-minute concession on Windows 10 is both a lifeline and a leash: a one‑year safety net of security patches through October 13, 2026, offered in multiple enrollment routes that reduce the immediate risk of an unpatched desktop population — but the protection comes with account...
Microsoft just gave Windows 10 users one last lifeline — but the window to grab it is small, conditional, and full of trade-offs you need to understand before you act.
Overview
Microsoft will stop regular security updates for consumer editions of Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, but it is...
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Microsoft has quietly opened a limited lifeline for millions of Windows 10 users: a one‑year extension of critical security updates at no additional charge — but only if users enroll through a Microsoft account and accept strings attached that have consumer advocates warning of hidden costs...
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Microsoft will stop issuing routine security and feature updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a hard cut that converts a decade of steady vendor maintenance into a single, calendar-driven risk event for hundreds of millions of PCs worldwide, and one that has provoked consumer outcry...
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Microsoft’s announced cutoff for routine Windows 10 updates has moved from a distant lifecycle footnote to a real-world deadline, and the options Microsoft has offered for consumers are leaving many users stuck between inconvenient choices: upgrade hardware to meet Windows 11’s stricter...