A single‑plaintiff lawsuit filed in California has turned what many expected to be a routine operating‑system lifecycle event into a live legal test of forced obsolescence, corporate market strategy, and the practical limits of vendor control over security for hundreds of millions of PCs. The...
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Iron Mountain says the Windows 10 end-of-life is already reshaping IT asset disposition: secure data sanitization, higher volumes of device decommissioning, and a shift toward treating refresh cycles as strategic value-recovery opportunities rather than one-off disposal events.
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Ingram Micro’s latest investor call and fiscal results leave little doubt that the company is riding two concurrent tailwinds: the imminent October 14, 2025 end of support for Windows 10 — which is accelerating commercial device refreshes — and the gradual emergence of AI-driven demand that is...
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As the countdown begins toward Windows 10’s End of Life on October 14, 2025, millions of devices face a pivotal crossroads. After this date, Microsoft will discontinue all security updates and technical support for Windows 10, leaving the popular operating system increasingly vulnerable to...
Windows 10’s tenth anniversary is both a milestone of remarkable technological staying power and an unmistakable turning point for millions of PC users worldwide. Launched on July 29, 2015, Windows 10 swiftly became Microsoft’s most widely adopted operating system, praised for its balance...
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Microsoft is quietly shifting Windows 10 users closer to a significant milestone: the official end of support for its most popular operating system in recent memory. The innocuous arrival of update KB5001716, pushed to a vast array of machines, marks more than just a routine patch—it constitutes...
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As Windows 10 approaches its end-of-life (EOL) on October 14, 2025, millions of users are facing a significant turning point. Microsoft will cease providing free security updates, bug fixes, and technical support for Windows 10, leaving users exposed to emerging cyber threats and functional...
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Attention, Windows 10 users! The clock is ticking, and we're heading towards a critical deadline: October 14, 2025. That date marks the official End-of-Life (EOL) for Microsoft’s Windows 10 – a system many businesses and individuals currently rely on for their everyday operations. If you somehow...
Ladies and gentlemen, a new tech wave is about to wash over us. Microsoft has officially dubbed 2025 as "The Year of Windows 11 PC Refresh," signaling what may very well be a defining moment in the evolution of personal computing. But what does this mean for you, whether you're running a beast...
In a surprising turn of events, Microsoft has revealed that it’s now possible to install Windows 11 on PCs that do not meet the rigorous hardware requirements traditionally demanded by the operating system. This announcement comes as Windows 10 approaches its end-of-life date in October 2025...