windows 10 end of support

Windows 10 has reached its official end of support on October 14, 2025, and for millions of users the safest next step is moving to Windows 11 — a modern, more secure, and productivity-focused operating system that keeps familiar tools while adding features designed for today’s hybrid work and...

Microsoft has released the final public update for Windows 10 and, as of October 14, 2025, Windows 10 has reached end of support — a watershed moment that reshapes upgrade choices for millions of PCs worldwide and coincides with the end-of-life for non‑subscription Office suites such as Office...

Windows 10 will still boot after October 14, 2025 — but “still booting” is not the same as being supported, safe, or future‑proof, and staying put requires planning, disciplined hardening, and an honest acceptance of rising risk. Background / Overview Microsoft has set a firm calendar date...

Microsoft’s cheeky social tease landed like a drumroll on the same day the company closed the door on Windows 10: “Your hands are about to get some PTO. Time to rest those fingers…something big is coming Thursday.” The tease — posted from Microsoft’s official Windows account and amplified across...

Microsoft has officially stopped providing security updates, feature updates, and standard technical support for Windows 10 as of October 14, 2025 — and for most users the practical next step is to move to Windows 11 (if your PC is eligible) or enroll in the temporary Extended Security Updates...

Windows 10 has reached its official end-of-support milestone, and for millions of users faced with the prospect of upgrading to Windows 11 or paying for a limited Extended Security Update (ESU) bridge, switching to a mainstream Linux distribution is a realistic, cost-free, and often practical...

Microsoft has officially stopped providing free, routine support for Windows 10 — a hard lifecycle cutoff that took effect on October 14, 2025 — leaving millions of PCs without vendor-issued security patches unless users take specific steps such as upgrading, enrolling in the consumer Extended...

Microsoft has officially closed the support chapter on Windows 10: as of October 14, 2025, Microsoft will no longer deliver routine technical assistance, feature updates, or the regular monthly security patches that kept the decade-old operating system current — a move that forces businesses and...

Microsoft has stopped providing automatic security updates and standard support for Windows 10, with the operating system reaching its end-of-support milestone on October 14, 2025. Background / Overview Windows 10 arrived in July 2015 and became the default platform for billions of PCs over the...

The day Microsoft ends support for Windows 10, many of the loudest reservations about moving to Windows 11 suddenly feel less theoretical and more immediate: security patches stop, app vendors shift focus, and the question of whether to upgrade becomes a practical one rather than a philosophical...

Microsoft’s formal retirement of Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 marks the end of an era—and the start of a complex migration and risk-management window for hundreds of millions of PCs still running the operating system. After October 14 Microsoft will stop issuing routine OS security updates...

Microsoft rolled out its October 2025 Patch Tuesday updates across supported Windows channels today, shipping the security cumulatives for Windows 11 (two packages) and the final public security update for consumer Windows 10 installs — while also marking the scheduled end of support for Office...

Microsoft’s decade‑old Windows 10 has officially reached end of support, and a newly polished update to a popular third‑party tool is making the path to Windows 11 noticeably easier for users whose PCs are blocked by Microsoft’s hardware gates. Background / Overview October 14, 2025 marked a...

Microsoft has closed the book on Windows 10: as of October 14, 2025, Microsoft has formally ended mainstream support for Windows 10, signaling the end of routine security updates, feature and quality fixes, and standard technical assistance for the operating system’s Home, Pro, Enterprise and...

Microsoft’s long‑running support for Windows 10 reaches its calendared finish line on October 14, 2025, when routine OS security updates, feature and quality rollups, and standard Microsoft technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions officially cease — leaving households, small...

Windows 10’s decade-long run as Microsoft’s mainstream desktop platform has reached a formal milestone: on October 14, 2025, Microsoft stopped providing free, routine security updates, feature fixes and standard technical support for the mainstream editions of Windows 10. That does not mean your...

Today, October 14, 2025, is the official end of mainstream support for Windows 10 — but for many users this “final day” is a soft cliff rather than an abrupt shutdown: Microsoft has published a set of transition options that include a one‑year consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) bridge...

Microsoft has stopped issuing regular security updates for Windows 10, but your PC will still boot — the real task now is choosing which path forward keeps your data and privacy safe while minimizing expense and disruption. Background Microsoft’s official lifecycle end date for mainstream...

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...

After nearly a decade of steady service, Windows 10 officially reaches its end of mainstream support today, leaving hundreds of millions of PCs exposed to a changed update landscape and prompting a flurry of last‑minute migrations, regulatory pressure, and mixed reactions from users and privacy...