windows 10 end of life

Windows 10 reaching its end of life on October 14, 2025, is not just a corporate milestone — it’s a cliff edge for PC gamers who depend on a decade of software, drivers, and platform support to keep their libraries playable, patched, and secure. Background Windows 10’s official support lifecycle...

Microsoft’s hard deadline is real: on October 14, 2025 Microsoft will stop issuing regular security updates for Windows 10, and the ripple effects — security risk, political pressure, and a potential environmental headache measured in hundreds of millions of devices — are now playing out in...

Microsoft is facing a mounting chorus of requests to soften—or even reverse—its October 14, 2025 end-of-support plan for Windows 10 as consumer groups, journalists, and regional regulators spotlight the security, privacy, and equity consequences of a hard cutoff and a narrowly scoped Extended...

Google’s new homepage pitch to Windows 10 users lands like a marketing grenade: a full‑page pop-up that asks, “Time for a new laptop? Get Chromebook Plus,” then drives home a blunt selling point — “With security fixes for Windows 10 ending this October, switch to the laptop that has never had a...

Microsoft’s decision to end free, automatic security updates for Windows 10 is forcing a fraught choice on millions of users: upgrade to Windows 11 where hardware permits, enroll in a tightly scoped Extended Security Updates (ESU) bridge, or run an increasingly risky, unpatched operating...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 feature refresh bundles a broad mix of AI-powered productivity tools, under‑the‑hood security work, and quality‑of‑life improvements—eleven headline items that aim to both accelerate daily workflows and push users toward the company’s more secure platform as Windows...

If your Windows 10 PC is being told it’s “ineligible” for Windows 11, the fix may be a single BIOS/UEFI switch — enabling your machine’s TPM (Trusted Platform Module) support — and in many cases that alone will make the system eligible for the free Windows 11 upgrade before Windows 10 support...

Microsoft’s decade‑long support for Windows 10 officially reaches its deadline on October 14, 2025, leaving millions of PCs — particularly in price‑sensitive markets such as India — with three stark choices: upgrade to Windows 11 where possible, buy a short‑term safety net through Microsoft’s...

Microsoft's decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 this month has forced a pragmatic pivot: for many users, staying on older hardware and avoiding a Windows 11 upgrade will now require either a short-term paid patch or a set of enrollment workarounds that are free but conditional and...

Microsoft’s decision to retire Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, has turned into a high-stakes moment for consumers, small businesses, charities and IT teams — a deadline that exposes millions of machines to an immediate security and sustainability dilemma, forces hard choices about upgrades or...

Windows 10 reaches its official end of support on October 14, 2025 — after that date Microsoft will stop shipping regular OS security updates, quality fixes, and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions unless a device is covered by an approved extension program. Background...

Genpact’s new Insurance Policy Suite is a clear statement that the vendor and consulting arms of the insurance technology market are moving past proof‑of‑concepts and toward agentic automation: a four‑module, Microsoft‑backed product that promises to automate much of the pre‑bind underwriting...

Google’s homepage ad push asking Windows 10 users to “switch to Chromebook Plus” is the kind of marketing move that wakes the industry up: it places ChromeOS squarely in the migration conversation as millions of PCs face a hard fork on October 14, 2025, when Windows 10 reaches end of support...

Capcom has quietly shifted the burden of compatibility onto players: as Microsoft’s Windows 10 reaches its formal end of support on October 14, 2025, Capcom says it “will no longer guarantee” that Monster Hunter: World, Monster Hunter Rise, and Monster Hunter Wilds will run on Windows 10 systems...

If your PC is still running Windows 10, the calendar is no longer a distant concern — it's a deadline with real security consequences: Microsoft will stop delivering routine security updates, feature fixes, and standard technical support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, and that shift raises...

This week’s tech dispatch wedges three converging trends into a single, unmistakable message: platform lifecycles, AI priorities, and micro‑monetisation are reshaping everyday computing choices. The Hindustan Times Wired Wisdom newsletter framed the week around three anchors — the end of the...

If your Windows 10 PC is still humming along, you don’t have to smash the hard drive on October 14, 2025—but you do need a plan. Microsoft will stop shipping regular security, feature, and customer-support updates for mainstream Windows 10 editions on that date, and while machines will continue...

Capcom’s warning that it “will no longer guarantee” Monster Hunter titles on Windows 10 after October 14, 2025 marks the clearest sign yet that Microsoft’s Windows 10 end of life is about to reshape PC gaming support and force hard choices for players who refuse to move to Windows 11. The...

October’s real scare isn’t haunted houses or costumed ghouls — it’s the quiet moment when millions of previously serviceable PCs become unsupported, exposed to new threats and practical obsolescence unless owners act quickly and deliberately. Background / Overview Microsoft has announced 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...