Microsoft’s blunt warning landed with blunt clarity: running unsupported Windows 10 (or any unsupported OS) isn’t merely an inconvenience — it’s an open invitation to attackers. That message, amplified in consumer reporting from Kurt “the CyberGuy” and repeated across Microsoft’s security...
The case for refreshing corporate PCs with Windows 11 and HP’s new AI‑capable hardware is both urgent and strategically promising: a hard Windows 10 end‑of‑support deadline, the arrival of Copilot+‑class devices with dedicated NPUs, and new vendor services that bundle procurement, financing and...
Microsoft’s decision to draw a line under routine Windows 10 updates on October 14, 2025 is now a practical security inflection point for millions of endpoints worldwide — a scheduled vendor lifecycle event that transforms a familiar, working OS into an increasingly risky liability unless...
The countdown to October 14, 2025 is no longer a background calendar item — it’s an operational deadline that transforms a routine OS migration into a strategic modernization program that can materially reduce risk, lower support cost, and prepare staff for an AI-first workplace by refreshing...
The end of free security updates for Windows 10 has forced a familiar cycle on IT teams: upgrade, patch, repeat — only this time the upgrade carries stricter hardware gates, new security promises from Microsoft, and a visible migration of some users to alternatives such as Linux. Microsoft’s...
Microsoft’s blunt new advisory — that “unsupported systems aren’t just outdated — they’re unprotected” — should be treated as a security redline for every IT team still running Windows 10 after Microsoft’s October 14, 2025 end-of-support deadline.
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Microsoft published a...
Microsoft’s decade-long stewardship of Windows 10 ended on October 14, 2025 — and while that date is definitive, the practical consequences play out over years. Organizations and consumers now face three clear choices: upgrade eligible machines to Windows 11, buy time with Extended Security...
Microsoft’s decision to stop supporting Windows 10 marks the end of a ten‑year chapter for the OS and forces a practical choice on millions of users: upgrade, buy short‑term protection, migrate to another platform, or accept growing security and compliance risk. Microsoft’s lifecycle...
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The migration of ATM fleets from Windows 10 to Windows 11 is no longer an optional lifecycle project — it is a mission-critical program with security, compliance, and operational implications that can determine whether a deployer meets service-level targets or becomes the next outage headline...
Microsoft’s decision to draw a line under Windows 10 has done more than close a chapter in PC history — it has also sparked an unexpected hardware revival in Japan, where disc drives once thought extinct are suddenly in demand across Akihabara and specialty retailers nationwide. As millions...
Microsoft’s decade-long experiment with “Windows as a service” reached a clear inflection point on October 14, 2025, when Microsoft officially ended mainstream support for Windows 10 — the operating system that launched on July 29, 2015, and at one time was billed internally as “the last version...
Windows 10’s October cumulative — KB5066791 — arrived as a practical curtain call: a security‑first rollup that advances eligible 22H2 and related Windows 10 builds to OS Build 19045.6456 while also being the last freely distributed cumulative update Microsoft will push to unenrolled consumer...
Microsoft’s final free monthly update for Windows 10 has landed, and the practical consequences are now clear: Microsoft has ended routine OS-level servicing for Windows 10, but Mozilla says Firefox will keep receiving feature and security updates on Windows 10 for the foreseeable future — a...
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Microsoft has stopped shipping security patches and technical support for Windows 10 as of October 14, 2025, and security professionals warn that the practical consequence is an immediate and growing cyber risk for millions of personal users, small businesses, schools, and some industrial...
Microsoft’s deadline for mainstream Windows 10 support has passed, but a controlled, cost‑effective migration to Windows 11 is still fully achievable with careful planning, the right tooling, and a phased rollout. Treat October 14, 2025 as the operational wake‑up call it was meant to be —...
Microsoft’s decade-long maintenance on Windows 10 reached its hard stop on October 14, 2025, when Microsoft officially ended mainstream support for the widely used operating system — a calendar-driven milestone that freezes Windows 10 (final consumer build 22H2) in place and removes the...
Microsoft has officially stopped providing security updates, feature updates, and standard technical support for Windows 10 as of October 14, 2025 — and for most users the practical next step is to move to Windows 11 (if your PC is eligible) or enroll in the temporary Extended Security Updates...
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Microsoft’s decision to end free security support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has shifted a global maintenance problem into a local business opportunity, and small service providers such as FixTech Informática in Murcia are positioning themselves as the first line of defence for users who...
The formal end of free support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 is now a live security event, not a distant calendar item — and experts warn that the practical consequence is an elevated, immediate cyber risk for millions of users, small businesses, schools and public-sector systems that...
Microsoft's decision to keep Microsoft Defender Antivirus receiving definition and detection updates on Windows 10 for years after the operating system's official end-of-support does reduce one vector of risk — but it is emphatically not a replacement for ongoing OS security patches, feature...
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