Microsoft has ended mainstream support for Windows 10 as of October 14, 2025, meaning devices that stay on Windows 10 will continue to run but will no longer receive feature, quality, or security updates from Microsoft unless they enroll in an Extended Security Updates (ESU) program or move to a...
Microsoft will stop delivering routine security and quality updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025—but a one‑year lifeline called the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program can keep eligible PCs receiving critical and important security patches through October 13, 2026, and many...
Microsoft’s latest move to keep Windows 10 machines safer for another year is less a rebranding than a pragmatic extension: the company is offering a time‑boxed, security‑only bridge that delivers critical and important patches to eligible Windows 10 devices through October 13, 2026, while...
Today marks a watershed moment for the Windows ecosystem: Windows 10 reaches its official end of support, and if you want to keep receiving security updates on that machine you must enroll in the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) programme — now, not later.
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Windows 10 has reached its formal end of support on October 14, 2025, but Microsoft has offered a narrowly scoped safety net: the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program lets eligible Windows 10 devices receive security-only patches for one additional year — and for most home users...
The clock has run down: October 14, 2025 is here, and for hundreds of millions of PCs the familiar stream of free Windows 10 updates stops — unless you have enrolled in the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program.
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Microsoft announced a firm lifecycle cutoff for...
Windows 10 reaches a hard milestone this week: mainstream support ends on October 14, 2025, but Microsoft is offering a one‑year safety valve—Extended Security Updates (ESU)—that most consumers can access for free if they take a few concrete steps before the deadline.
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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...
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As the October 14 end-of-support deadline for Windows 10 arrives, managed service providers (MSPs) and their business customers are locked in an operational sprint — triaging legacy endpoints, enrolling eligible devices in short-term Extended Security Updates (ESU), and rushing hardware...
Yes — Microsoft is still offering a free upgrade to Windows 11 for eligible Windows 10 PCs, but there are three things every user must do right now: check hardware compatibility, back up your data, and understand the fallback options if your machine can’t make the cut.
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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...
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If you’re still running Windows 10, the calendar has become a security event: Microsoft will stop delivering routine, free security updates for consumer Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, and you must take action now if you want a smooth transition or an extra year of security-only patches...
If your Windows 10 PC is still running fine, you don't have to panic on October 14 — there is an official, supported way to keep receiving critical security patches for another year, and in many cases you can do it for free by enrolling in Microsoft's Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU)...
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...
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Microsoft has set a firm deadline: Windows 10’s mainstream support ends on October 14, 2025, but a narrowly scoped one‑year lifeline — the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program — can keep eligible PCs receiving security patches through October 13, 2026 if you enroll.
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One week before Microsoft’s hard cutoff, millions of Windows 10 PCs face a stark decision: remain on an OS that will no longer receive routine security patches or pick one of five practical paths—each with trade‑offs in cost, security, and convenience. The end‑of‑support date is fixed: October...
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