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    Windows 10 Ends Mainstream Support: Plan Your Migration to Windows 11 or ESU

    Microsoft has now drawn a line under a decade of continuous evolution for one of the world’s most widely used desktop platforms: Windows 10 — first released in 2015 — has reached the end of mainstream servicing and entered a short, managed twilight that requires action from users, IT teams and...
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    Windows 10 End of Support 2025: ESU and Migration Tips

    Microsoft’s short answer is blunt: Windows 10’s free, routine support stops on October 14, 2025 — and while there’s a one‑year consumer safety valve available, clinging to the older OS past that date has real security, compatibility and cost consequences that many users are underestimating...
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    Windows 10 End of Life 2025: Free Windows 11 Upgrade or ESU Bridge Explained

    Microsoft’s push to close the Windows 10 chapter this month is real, immediate and actionable: eligible Windows 10 PCs can still upgrade to Windows 11 at no extra license cost, and Windows 10 devices that cannot upgrade have a one‑year safety net of Extended Security Updates (ESU) — but that...
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    Lenovo Leads Q3 2025 PC Market as Windows 10 EOS Spurs AI PC Momentum

    Lenovo reinforced its lead in the global PC market in the third quarter of 2025 as shipment volumes rebounded across the industry, with HP and Dell holding steady in the runner-up positions and ASUS posting the fastest quarter‑on‑quarter growth amid a Windows 10 end‑of‑support‑driven refresh...
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    Urgent Windows 10 End of Support: Mitigate Security Risk and Migrate to Windows 11

    Microsoft’s blunt new advisory — that “unsupported systems aren’t just outdated — they’re unprotected” — should be treated as a security redline for every IT team still running Windows 10 after Microsoft’s October 14, 2025 end-of-support deadline. Background / Overview Microsoft published a...
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    Windows 10 End of Life Sparks Global PC Shipments Rebound in Q3 2025

    The PC market’s summer rebound was no accident: a hard October cutoff for Windows 10 support, strategic inventory moves around shifting U.S. tariff policy, and a nascent push toward on‑device AI combined to deliver a measurable jump in global shipments — and analysts say this is only the opening...
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    Windows 10 End of Support 2025: Upgrade, ESU, or Cloud Desktops

    Windows 10’s official support has ended — the patches have stopped, the upgrade prompts are louder, and the choices for staying secure are narrower and more expensive than they were a year ago. For millions of home users and businesses, the decision now boils down to three clear paths: upgrade...
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    Extend Laptop Life After Windows 10 EOL with Linux Mint at University Helpdesks

    University IT teams and student helpdesks across Europe are quietly launching one of the most practical answers to the Windows 10 end‑of‑support dilemma: if your PC can’t meet Windows 11’s hardware gates, don’t buy a new machine — extend the life of the one you have by switching it to a...
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    Windows 10 End of Support: Migration Paths and MSP Guidance for SMBs

    Microsoft and Z‑Jak Technologies converged this week around a blunt, unavoidable reality: Windows 10 is officially out of support, and the choices organizations and consumers make next will determine whether their PCs remain secure — or become low-hanging fruit for cybercriminals. Dawne Gee...
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    Windows 10 EOL and Apple's M5: Upgrade, ESU, or Switch?

    Apple's M5 rollout and Microsoft's formal end-of-support for Windows 10 have combined to create a stark technology crossroads for millions of users: staying on an unsupported OS, upgrading within the Windows ecosystem, or using the moment to switch platforms entirely — and Apple is unmistakably...
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    Windows 10 End of Updates 2025: Hardware Gates and E-Waste Debate

    Microsoft’s decision to stop free, routine security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has done what product lifecycles often do quietly — it turned a software milestone into a public-policy flashpoint about the scale of electronic waste, the limits of the right to repair, and who...
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    Windows 10 End of Support: Upgrade, ESU, or Migration Plan

    Microsoft’s decision to stop supporting Windows 10 marks the end of a ten‑year chapter for the OS and forces a practical choice on millions of users: upgrade, buy short‑term protection, migrate to another platform, or accept growing security and compliance risk. Microsoft’s lifecycle...
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    Windows 10 End of Support Spurs Linux Shift and Zorin OS Uptick

    Microsoft’s decision to stop free mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has done more than close a chapter in the company’s lifecycle planning — it has already reshaped migration choices for millions of users and amplified conversations about privacy, platform control, and the...
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    Windows 10 End of Support 2025: ESU Guide & Migration Plan

    Microsoft has pulled the vendor-supplied safety net for Windows 10: as of October 14, 2025, Microsoft stopped providing routine security patches, feature updates, and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions — and that changes the risk calculus for hundreds of millions of...
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    Windows 10 End of Life 2025: ESU Options and Upgrade Paths

    Microsoft’s calendar decision to stop vendor‑supplied servicing for Windows 10 has moved from “planned” to immediate reality: as of October 14, 2025, mainstream support and routine security updates for Windows 10 ended, and users who rely on the platform must now choose between upgrading...
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    Windows 10 End of Support Drives Linux Migration with Zorin OS 18

    Microsoft’s decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 has triggered a rapid, visible migration away from the platform — and for a growing number of users the destination is Linux, not Windows 11. Within days of Windows 10 reaching end-of-life, the Zorin Group published Zorin OS 18 and...
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    Windows 10 End of Mainstream Support: ESU Options and Windows 11 Migration (Oct 14 2025)

    Microsoft has formally ended mainstream support for Windows 10: as of October 14, 2025, Microsoft will no longer deliver routine OS-level security patches, feature updates, or standard technical assistance for mainstream Windows 10 editions unless a device is enrolled in an Extended Security...
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    Windows 10 Ends Routine Updates; Firefox Continues Patching On 10

    Microsoft’s final free monthly update for Windows 10 has landed, and the practical consequences are now clear: Microsoft has ended routine OS-level servicing for Windows 10, but Mozilla says Firefox will keep receiving feature and security updates on Windows 10 for the foreseeable future — a...
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    Windows 10 End of Life: AI First Copilot Arrives on Copilot Plus PCs

    Microsoft’s decade-long stewardship of Windows 10 has reached a hard stop as the company ended free mainstream security updates on October 14, 2025, and used the moment to pivot the Windows platform squarely toward an AI-first vision built around Copilot, voice activation, on‑screen intelligence...
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    Windows 10 End of Support 2025: Upgrades to Windows 11 and E-waste Risks

    The abrupt end of free, routine support for Windows 10 — and the narrow upgrade path Microsoft has set toward Windows 11 — has created a perfect storm of security, equity, and environmental risks that could convert hundreds of millions of still-functional PCs into liability or landfill. Advocacy...
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