Microsoft’s deadline is unambiguous: on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop delivering routine security and quality updates for mainstream Windows 10 editions — a change that forces every remaining Windows 10 PC into one of three practical paths: upgrade to Windows 11 where hardware...
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Microsoft’s final free security updates for Windows 10 stop on October 14, 2025 — and if you want another year of critical patches you must take action now to enroll in the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, update to the required build, and meet Microsoft’s enrollment rules...
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If your PC is still on Windows 10, October 14, 2025 is the deadline that changes everything — after that date Microsoft stops routine security updates and standard technical support, and the safest, most supported path forward for eligible machines is an in-place upgrade to Windows 11...
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Microsoft has fixed October 14, 2025 as the date Windows 10 leaves mainstream support—and if you want to stay secure, the practical choice for most users is to move to Windows 11 now or enroll eligible machines in Microsoft’s one‑year Extended Security Updates (ESU) bridge.
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