windows 10 sunset

Windows 10’s final act unfolded slowly but deliberately, and the few last months before its vendor-supported end felt less like a sudden blackout and more like a controlled powerdown: feature channels shuttered, Microsoft’s lifecycle clocks ticked to the deadline, consumer bridge options were...

Windows 10 has reached its vendor-supported finish line, and the practical consequences for businesses are immediate: Microsoft stopped mainstream servicing on October 14, 2025, leaving organizations with a narrow set of pragmatic paths — upgrade eligible devices to Windows 11, buy time with a...

Microsoft’s short, playful tease — “Your hands are about to get some PTO. Time to rest those fingers…something big is coming Thursday.” — landed the same week the company officially closed the chapter on Windows 10, and the timing is as deliberate as it is provocative: Microsoft signaled a major...

A fresh telemetry snapshot from remote‑support sessions underscores a stark reality: as Microsoft’s Windows 10 support deadline approaches, a large share of real‑world endpoints remain on an OS that will soon stop receiving routine security patches—creating an urgent migration and...

Windows 10 will stop receiving free security fixes on October 14, 2025 — and if your PC can’t take the free Windows 11 upgrade, you have five realistic paths forward: enroll in Extended Security Updates (ESU), buy or rent a new Windows 11 PC (including cloud PCs), perform an unsupported upgrade...

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 seismic shift is underway for millions of Microsoft customers worldwide, one that goes far beyond the much-publicized end of Windows 10 support. October 14, 2025, stands as a hard deadline in the tech giant's calendar—not only for its ever-present operating system but also for a suite of...

The latest wave of dynamic updates from Microsoft signals a subtle yet consequential shift in how the software giant shapes the future of the Windows ecosystem, particularly for those adopting Windows 11 and the imminent Windows Server 2025. Benefitting both enterprise administrators and...

For more than three decades, Microsoft Windows has reigned as the default desktop operating system, a fixture of both professional and home computing. But in 2025, the narrative surrounding Windows has shifted—and not in Microsoft’s favor. The latest usage data, conflicting statements from...

When it comes to choosing between Windows 11 Home and Windows 11 Pro, the decision isn’t always as straightforward as it appears. Microsoft’s flagship operating system comes in both flavors, and each serves its own distinct audience. As the Windows 10 sunset nears—official support winds down...

As Microsoft draws a clear line in the sand for which of its older Surface device models will not be allowed to upgrade to Windows 11, Surface owners and enterprise buyers face a pivotal, and in some cases costly, decision. This explicit incompatibility list, published on Microsoft’s official...

When Microsoft takes center stage at its annual Build conference, industry watchers know to expect more than just product demos—a roadmap for the next era of computing emerges. This year’s narrative is dominated by two forces redefining the tech landscape: artificial intelligence and the rising...