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Microsoft’s August wave of Microsoft 365 updates pushes a clear signal: productivity is being re-engineered around AI-first workflows, tighter security controls, and admin-grade manageability — and many of the features arriving this cycle are designed to reduce friction for everyday users while...

Microsoft's public notice about Windows 10 support is no longer just a calendar reminder — it's a deadline with real consequences for security, compatibility, and the cost of staying on an aging platform. Background: what the missing Primedia Plus article and Microsoft actually say The link...

A California plaintiff’s emergency bid to stop Microsoft from switching off free Windows 10 security updates has turned a routine product lifecycle into a high‑stakes legal and policy contest — but the odds that a U.S. court will order Microsoft to permanently continue free support are long, and...

Windows 11 promises a cleaner interface, deeper security and better performance — but not every PC qualifies. This guide gives a clear, practical pathway to find out whether your machine can run Windows 11, how to fix the common blockers (TPM and Secure Boot are the usual suspects), and what...

The short answer: for most players, switching from Windows 10 to Windows 11 will not change your average framerate in today’s demanding games — but a handful of minimum‑FPS regressions and micro‑stutter reports make the decision more nuanced than a simple “upgrade or wait.” Recent hands‑on...

Microsoft is pulling the plug on the legacy OneNote app that shipped with Windows 10: beginning October 14, 2025, OneNote for Windows 10 (the UWP “legacy” client) will reach end of support and be placed into a read‑only state, and Microsoft is actively steering users and organizations toward the...

Microsoft’s Windows 11 rollout has become the most consequential — and controversial — technology migration of the decade, one that now sits at the intersection of cloud strategy, AI ambitions, and investor calculus. What began as a measured, security-centric upgrade has devolved into a...

Microsoft has quietly rolled out a practical — if temporary — lifeline for Windows 10 users as the operating system heads to its scheduled end of support: a consumer-friendly Extended Security Updates (ESU) path, an in-place “Enroll” experience via Windows Update, and multiple low-friction...

Microsoft's late-summer move to soften the blow of Windows 10's end-of-support is a rare mix of relief and a reminder: the clock is still running. The company has rolled out a consumer-focused Extended Security Updates (ESU) program that gives many Windows 10 users a one-year security lifeline —...

Microsoft has given Windows 10 users a one-year safety net — a broadly accessible Extended Security Updates (ESU) program that keeps crucial security patches flowing after the official end-of-support date, but the offer comes with strings attached and hard choices ahead for millions of PC...

Microsoft’s decision to give Windows 10 users a one-year safety net changes the late-life calculus for millions of PCs, and — crucially — it can be obtained without paying the originally advertised per-device fee if you follow Microsoft’s new enrollment paths: sync your PC settings to a...

The latest Windows Weekly episode—packed with the usual blend of skepticism, insider detail, and offhand humor—landed like a rapid-fire briefing on everything Microsoft-adjacent: Patch Tuesday’s AI-first fixes and recovery tools, Windows 11 on Arm finally gaining real creative-app parity, a...

A Southern California resident has filed a state‑court lawsuit seeking to force Microsoft to continue issuing free security updates for Windows 10 beyond the company’s published end‑of‑support date of October 14, 2025, arguing that the scheduled cutoff is not just a routine lifecycle decision...

A Southern California resident has filed a lawsuit seeking to force Microsoft to continue issuing free security updates for Windows 10 beyond the company’s published end‑of‑support date of October 14, 2025, arguing the vendor’s lifecycle decision amounts to forced obsolescence and an...

A California resident has filed a lawsuit seeking to force Microsoft to continue providing free security updates for Windows 10, accusing the company of effectively forcing a Windows 11 upgrade on millions of users by setting hardware and account requirements that lock older machines out of the...

A Southern California resident has filed suit in San Diego Superior Court asking a judge to block Microsoft’s planned October 14, 2025 end-of-support for Windows 10 and to force the company to continue providing free security updates until Windows 10’s install base falls below a...

A California resident has taken Microsoft to court in a bid to stop the company from ending routine, free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a legal challenge that turns a routine product‑lifecycle decision into a public debate about security, forced obsolescence, AI strategy...

A Southern California resident has asked a state court to stop Microsoft from turning off routine, free security updates for Windows 10 this October, arguing the company’s planned October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support amounts to forced obsolescence that funnels users toward Windows 11 and Microsoft’s...

A Southern California resident has asked a court to stop Microsoft from pulling the plug on Windows 10, arguing the company’s October 14, 2025 end-of-support decision is intended to coerce hardware upgrades and accelerate adoption of Windows 11’s AI features — a legal gambit that spotlights the...

Microsoft has quietly set an expiration date for Windows 11 SE — the slimmed-down, education-focused edition of Windows — announcing that the OS will receive no further feature updates or security patches after October 2026. (windowscentral.com) Background / Overview Windows 11 SE was launched...