Windows Office Hours on October 16, 2025 will give IT teams a focused, live chat forum to get direct answers from Microsoft product experts about adopting Windows 11, managing fleets with Microsoft Intune and Configuration Manager, implementing Zero Trust, and moving toward cloud-native...
Windows 11 has finally crossed a psychological and statistical threshold: adoption is accelerating across businesses and consumers, but the path to a full enterprise migration remains rocky as Windows 10’s end-of-support deadline (October 14, 2025) looms and Microsoft offers a costly — and...
A surprising headline claiming a “shock revival” of Windows 7 has spread through the tech press and social feeds as the industry counts down to Windows 10’s end-of-support milestone — but a careful look at the telemetry, vendor positions, and third‑party patching activity shows a far more...
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Three weeks is not a long time in the life of a PC, but when that window sits directly ahead of a fixed end-of-support deadline it becomes a hard stop: Windows 10 will stop receiving routine security and quality updates on October 14, 2025, and every Windows 10 user now has three practical...
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Windows desktop market-share data flipped twice this summer: after StatCounter showed Windows 11 briefly overtaking Windows 10 in July 2025, August’s snapshot reversed some of that gain and put Windows 11 back under the 50% mark while Windows 10 recovered several points—an unexpected wobble with...
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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...
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Windows 10’s official support clock is now counting down—and for millions of users the practical question is simple: upgrade to Windows 11 while your machine is still supported, buy new hardware, or pay for temporary coverage. Microsoft will stop providing regular security updates and technical...
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Windows 11 has finally edged ahead of Windows 10 in global install share, but millions of PCs — consumer and corporate — will still be running an OS that stops receiving regular security updates on October 14, 2025, raising urgent questions about risk, responsibility and practical migration...
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Windows 11’s recent lead over its predecessor proved to be fragile: Statcounter’s August snapshot shows Windows 11 slipping back below the 50% mark while Windows 10 recovered some ground, yet the newer OS still holds a larger share overall after overtaking Windows 10 in July...
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StatCounter’s latest tracking shows Windows 11 has climbed to roughly the halfway mark of Windows desktop installs — a milestone that reflects accelerating migration away from Windows 10 as Microsoft’s October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support deadline approaches.
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As of July 2025, Windows 11 has officially surpassed Windows 10 to become Microsoft's most widely used desktop operating system. According to data from StatCounter, Windows 11 now holds a 50.88% share of the Windows desktop market, edging out Windows 10, which has declined to 46.2% .
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For almost a decade, the battle for desktop dominance has swung between iterations of Microsoft’s renowned operating system releases, but as of early July, a significant milestone has finally arrived: Windows 11 has, for the first time, overtaken Windows 10 in terms of global market share...
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As of July 2025, Windows 11 has officially surpassed Windows 10 to become the most widely used Windows desktop operating system, capturing 50.88% of the market. This shift follows a gradual increase in adoption since its 2021 release, initially starting with under 10% market share in 2022 and...
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As of July 2025, Windows 11 has officially surpassed Windows 10 to become the most widely used Windows desktop operating system, capturing 50.88% of the market. This shift follows a gradual increase in adoption since its 2021 release, initially starting with under 10% market share in 2022 and...
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After nearly three years of sluggish adoption rates, Windows 11 has finally reached near parity with Windows 10, signaling the closing of a chapter in Microsoft's operating system history. According to the latest figures from StatCounter for June 2025, 47.8% of Windows users globally are now on...
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After years of anticipation, the balance of power in the PC operating system world is finally on the cusp of a dramatic shift. According to a fresh analysis of global desktop usage, Windows 11 is set to overtake its predecessor to become the world’s most popular desktop operating system. The...
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As the countdown continues toward the end of support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, both businesses and everyday users are faced with an increasingly urgent decision: move to Windows 11 or face a future without critical security updates and mainstream support. The looming deadline has had a...
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As Microsoft approaches the official end-of-support phase for Windows 10, users, enterprises, and IT administrators are bracing for a wave of changes impacting how they work and secure their devices. Amid a flurry of announcements, policy updates, and user anxieties about shifting to Windows 11...
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