windows 10 end of life

Microsoft’s decade-long stewardship of Windows 10 reaches its scheduled, irrevocable milestone: routine vendor support for mainstream Windows 10 editions ends on October 14, 2025, and Microsoft’s published guidance is blunt — users should upgrade to Windows 11, enroll eligible devices in the...

After more than a decade of service, Windows 10 will stop receiving routine security and quality updates on October 14, 2025, forcing every Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education user to make a deliberate choice: upgrade to Windows 11, enroll in Microsoft’s Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU)...

Microsoft shipped a Windows 11 Media Creation Tool update that can now refuse to run on many Windows 10 machines — and it landed at one of the worst possible moments: days before Windows 10’s scheduled end of support on October 14, 2025. Background Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool (MCT) is the...

Microsoft's own migration tool has conspicuously failed at one of the most awkward moments possible: the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (MCT) published in late September — identified in vendor and community reporting as version 26100.6584 — can refuse to run on machines still using Windows 10...

Windows 10 reaches its formal end-of-life on October 14, 2025, and that changes the security landscape for hundreds of millions of PCs overnight: automatic security patches and routine updates stop, Microsoft is offering a one-year Extended Security Updates (ESU) lifeline with regional caveats...

Microsoft’s October 14 deadline has turned a long-simmering lifecycle notice into an operational sprint: managed service providers (MSPs), consultants, and small-business IT teams are performing triage, buying time with special enrollments, and—where possible—converting the work into longer-term...

Microsoft’s own status page confirmed a frustrating timing problem: the latest Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (MCT) update can and does close unexpectedly on Windows 10 devices, and Microsoft says it’s working on a fix — a hiccup that landed on the eve of Windows 10’s end-of-life and has left...

Microsoft's reminder to South African users that Windows 10 will reach its formal end of support on 14 October has been amplified by a targeted safety net: the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) programme and cloud alternatives such as Windows 365 Cloud PC. The messaging is simple but...

Windows 10’s official support lifecycle comes to a close on October 14, 2025, and that date marks a clear technical and security turning point for millions of PCs worldwide: after that day, Microsoft will stop shipping routine OS security updates, feature and quality fixes, and standard...

Windows 10’s retirement is no longer a future warning — it is a live risk that forces consumers and organisations to confront the real cost of standing still while threats evolve and vendor support moves on. Background / Overview Windows 10, launched in July 2015, carried Microsoft’s promise...

Microsoft’s official upgrade channel for moving PCs from Windows 10 to Windows 11 broke at the worst possible moment: users and technicians report that the updated Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (MCT) now frequently refuses to run on Windows 10 hosts, closing immediately with no error message...

This month marks a hard deadline for organisations that still rely on Windows 10: on 14 October 2025 Microsoft will end mainstream support for Windows 10, stopping routine security updates, feature and quality fixes, and standard technical assistance. This is not a theoretical milestone — it...

Microsoft’s decision to stop routine security updates and standard technical support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 is a hard calendar moment with real security, operational and economic consequences for millions of home users, small businesses and large enterprises worldwide. The company...

Microsoft will stop providing routine security updates, feature fixes and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions on October 14, 2025, forcing a mass decision for hundreds of millions of PC users: upgrade, pay for a temporary extension, or keep running an increasingly...

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...

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...

Microsoft will stop shipping routine security updates, feature updates and standard technical support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a hard calendar cutoff that forces a decision for hundreds of millions of PCs: upgrade to Windows 11 where hardware allows, buy a time‑boxed Extended...

With Windows 10 scheduled to reach official end of support on October 14, 2025, Apple’s recent push — distilled into five reasons SMBs should “make the switch” — has landed in inboxes and retail stores at exactly the most sensitive moment for small businesses planning device refreshes and...

Microsoft’s announced retirement of Windows 10 has moved from calendar item to immediate reality: routine OS security updates, quality patches and standard technical support stop on October 14, 2025, and consumers face a narrow set of choices — upgrade to Windows 11 if their PC qualifies, enroll...

A timely point release for Oreon 10 arrives precisely when millions of Windows 10 users face an unavoidable decision: stay on an unsupported OS or migrate to something actively maintained. Microsoft’s formal end-of-support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has accelerated interest in...