windows 10 end of support

October 14, 2025, is the definitive cutoff for mainstream support of Windows 10 — a watershed moment that ends routine security patches, feature updates, and standard technical assistance for the consumer editions of Microsoft’s decade-old operating system and forces millions of users to choose...

Microsoft’s decision to stop issuing routine updates for Windows 10 in mid‑October has left millions of users facing a sudden, calendar‑driven security cliff — a shift that is already drawing consumer advocates, legal challenges, and frantic migration planning across homes, small businesses, and...

Microsoft’s decision to end free updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has shifted from a future milestone to an immediate crisis for millions of users, leaving consumers, small businesses and IT teams scrambling to secure aging PCs, evaluate migration paths, and weigh the environmental and...

On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will end mainstream support for Windows 10 — a firm lifecycle cutoff that stops free security updates, feature fixes, and routine technical assistance. This is not an instant outage: Windows 10 PCs will continue to boot and run after that date, but they will become...

Microsoft will stop issuing security patches for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a hard deadline that forces a decision for every PC still running the decade-old OS: upgrade to Windows 11, buy new hardware, enroll in Microsoft’s limited Extended Security Updates (ESU) bridge, or move to an...

Microsoft will stop delivering updates and technical support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a firm, calendar-backed cutoff that changes what “secure” and “supported” mean for PCs still running Windows 10. From that date onward home users and companies must choose between upgrading to...

As the October 14, 2025 deadline for Windows 10 support approaches, the Zorin Team has pushed a high‑profile bet on migration: the public Zorin OS 18 Beta is positioned explicitly as a familiar, low‑friction alternative for the millions of Windows 10 users who either can’t—or don’t want to—move...

Microsoft has set a firm end-of-support date for Windows 10—October 14, 2025—and the flurry of "30 days" headlines that followed this announcement compresses a complex, staged retirement into a single-sentence alarm that obscures exactly what will and won't change for users and IT teams...

Windows Weekly’s latest episode arrives like a two‑ton reminder that tech transitions rarely happen on a polite schedule: “Coding Makes Me Cry” (Episode 950) drills into the real-world fallout of Windows 10’s imminent end-of‑support, Microsoft’s evolving recovery and Copilot features, and the...

Microsoft will stop issuing routine security updates and mainstream technical support for the majority of Windows 10 editions on October 14, 2025—a deadline that forces millions of home users and organisations to decide quickly between upgrading to Windows 11, buying a short-term safety net, or...

Microsoft’s security updates and mainstream support for Windows 10 end on October 14, 2025 — a fixed, non‑negotiable deadline that forces a simple but urgent choice for every Windows 10 user: upgrade to Windows 11 if your PC qualifies, enroll in Microsoft’s limited Extended Security Updates...

Zorin OS 18’s beta lands at a pivotal moment: a redesigned desktop, an approachable tiling system, OneDrive and Web Apps integration, and a clear push to make switching from Windows 10 to Linux as frictionless as possible — but the real question for users and IT teams is whether those...

Valve has set a firm deadline: beginning January 1, 2026, the Steam desktop client will stop receiving official support on 32‑bit editions of Windows — effectively ending the platform’s last mainstream accommodation for 32‑bit Windows and putting a clear migration clock on the tiny group of...

Microsoft has set a hard deadline: Windows 10 will stop receiving security updates and official support on October 14, 2025, and if you’re still running Windows 10 it’s time to pick a path forward — upgrade, buy new hardware, or choose a supported workaround. The good news for most users is that...

Zorin OS 18 Beta arrives at a pivotal moment: with Windows 10’s extended lifespan ending on October 14, 2025, millions of users face either an enforced upgrade to Windows 11, costly hardware refreshes, or the security risks of running an unsupported OS — and Zorin OS 18 Beta positions itself as...

Microsoft’s decision to end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has turned a calendar note into a business‑critical deadline: organizations that continue to run Windows 10 after that date will stop receiving security patches, feature updates, and official technical assistance — and the...

Microsoft’s message to Windows 10 users is changing: instead of simply telling people to upgrade or accept the risk of running unsupported software, Microsoft appears to be offering practical exit ramps — a one‑year Extended Security Updates (ESU) program and a visible trade‑in/recycle pathway...

Microsoft’s timing is deliberate: with Windows 10’s end-of-support deadline looming, Redmond is using the upgrade window to reposition Copilot+ PCs — and in particular Arm-powered machines such as the Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 — as not just optional refresh buys but a strategic...

Microsoft’s end-of-support deadline for Windows 10 is now a hard operational milestone that forces businesses to choose: migrate to Windows 11, buy time with Extended Security Updates, or reorganize infrastructure to reduce risk — and the decisions made in the next months will shape security...

The clock is already ticking: Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025, and for small- and mid-sized businesses the decision to upgrade is rapidly shifting from optional maintenance to strategic opportunity. Upgrading isn’t just about avoiding security gaps; it’s about harnessing a...