windows 10 end of life

Microsoft’s lifecycle calendar reaches a hard stop on October 14, 2025 — a formal end‑of‑support milestone that ends routine OS security updates, feature and quality patches, and standard Microsoft technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions, while leaving a narrow, time‑boxed safety...

Microsoft’s official tools for moving millions of PCs off Windows 10 and onto Windows 11 stumbled at the worst possible time: an updated Windows 11 Media Creation Tool released in late September can close immediately or fail to run on certain Windows 10 hosts, leaving users scrambling for...

Today is the day Microsoft draws a line under a decade of Windows 10: as of October 14, 2025 the platform’s routine, vendor‑supplied servicing ends for mainstream consumer and most enterprise editions — unless you take one of the limited, time‑boxed escape routes Microsoft has provided...

Microsoft’s cut-off for Windows 10 support on October 14, 2025 forces organisations into a near-term decision: upgrade, buy temporary protection, or knowingly accept rising security, compliance and operational risk. Background / Overview Windows 10 launched in 2015 and has been the corporate...

Microsoft has stopped providing routine security updates and standard support for Windows 10 as of October 14, 2025, creating an immediate exposure window for any PC that remains on the platform without enrollment in Microsoft’s Extended Security Updates (ESU) programme. Background Windows 10...

Microsoft’s formal end to free support for Windows 10 is now in force, closing a nearly decade‑long chapter for one of the world’s most widely used desktop operating systems and forcing millions of households, schools and businesses to choose between upgrading, paying for a limited security...

Microsoft has drawn a firm line: routine vendor support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025, and that technical cutoff changes the security, compatibility, and compliance calculus for millions of PCs worldwide. Background / Overview Windows 10 debuted in 2015 and spent a decade as...

Microsoft's latest Insider preview effectively closes the easiest doors that let people set up Windows 11 with a purely local account during the Out‑of‑Box Experience (OOBE), and for privacy‑minded users the timing is provocative enough to push a real conversation about whether now is the right...

The countdown to a watershed moment in consumer Windows support ends tomorrow: Microsoft will stop delivering regular security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, forcing millions of users to choose between upgrading, paying for a short-term extension, or continuing with an increasingly...

Windows 10 reaches its official end-of-support moment on October 14, 2025, and if your PC can’t be upgraded through Windows Update you face five practical paths — each with clear trade-offs in cost, security, and complexity — that must be chosen and executed now rather than later. Background /...

Microsoft has formally ended mainstream support for Windows 10: as of Tuesday, October 14, 2025, routine security patches and quality fixes for consumer editions cease and Microsoft is directing most users toward Windows 11 or a paid or conditional Extended Security Updates (ESU) pathway for a...

Microsoft has set a firm calendar: mainstream support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025 — a change that stops free security patches, feature updates, and standard technical support for the vast majority of Windows 10 editions and forces U.S. users to pick between upgrading, paying for...

October 14, 2025 is the hard deadline: Microsoft will stop shipping free security updates, feature updates and routine technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions, forcing a global reassessment of upgrade paths, security posture and—for some regions—a strategic rethink about whether...

Microsoft has formally closed the books on Windows 10: as of October 14, 2025, mainstream vendor servicing for Windows 10 (including the last broadly distributed consumer release, Windows 10, version 22H2) has ended, meaning Microsoft will no longer push routine OS security patches, cumulative...

Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, a milestone that shifts responsibility for security, updates, and technical assistance away from Microsoft and onto millions of users and IT teams worldwide. For many households and organizations this is not a sudden...

Microsoft has formally turned off the tap for Windows 10: as of October 14, 2025, consumer editions of Windows 10 will no longer receive standard security updates, feature updates, or routine technical support from Microsoft—though a limited, time‑bound safety net is available through the...

Microsoft has set a hard stop: routine, free support and security updates for mainstream Windows 10 end on October 14, 2025 — a calendar-driven turning point that forces a choice for every remaining Windows 10 device: upgrade, enroll in the limited Extended Security Updates (ESU) bridge, migrate...

Microsoft will stop delivering routine security updates, quality patches, and standard technical support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a hard cutoff that forces millions of users and organizations to choose between upgrading, paying for a short-term safety net, or running unsupported...

After a decade of steady updates, security patches, and slow-but-sure adoption, Windows 10 has officially reached end of support — Microsoft will stop providing routine security updates, quality fixes, and standard technical assistance for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Your PC will keep...

Microsoft has stopped providing routine security updates, feature fixes and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions as of October 14, 2025 — and that change has immediate, practical consequences for millions of PCs worldwide. Background / Overview Windows 10 launched in...