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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If your PC still runs Windows 10, Microsoft hasn’t abandoned you completely: Microsoft Defender will keep delivering threat intelligence and definition updates for a limited window, but that protection is a partial safety net — not a substitute for OS security patches or a long‑term supported...
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Microsoft has formally ended mainstream support for Windows 10, with Microsoft’s lifecycle calendar marking October 14, 2025 as the date after which routine OS-level security patches, feature and quality updates, and standard technical support for the mainstream Windows 10 editions ceased...
Windows 10 reached its formal end-of-support milestone on October 14, 2025, but a narrowly scoped lifeline from Microsoft lets many consumers keep receiving critical security patches through October 13, 2026 — provided they meet specific technical prerequisites and enroll using one of three...
Windows 10’s official support end is a hard deadline — but for organizations wrestling with legacy, mission‑critical applications, the moment is not a verdict of doom; it’s a call to action with practical, fast, and defensible options to keep apps running securely while you plan longer‑term...
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Windows 10 will still boot after October 14, 2025 — but “still booting” is not the same as being supported, safe, or future‑proof, and staying put requires planning, disciplined hardening, and an honest acceptance of rising risk.
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Microsoft has officially closed the support chapter on Windows 10: as of October 14, 2025, Microsoft will no longer deliver routine technical assistance, feature updates, or the regular monthly security patches that kept the decade-old operating system current — a move that forces businesses and...
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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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 closed the book on Windows 10: as of October 14, 2025, Microsoft has formally ended mainstream support for Windows 10, signaling the end of routine security updates, feature and quality fixes, and standard technical assistance for the operating system’s Home, Pro, Enterprise and...
Microsoft’s long‑running support for Windows 10 reaches its calendared finish line on October 14, 2025, when routine OS security updates, feature and quality rollups, and standard Microsoft technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions officially cease — leaving households, small...
Microsoft has stopped issuing routine security and feature updates for consumer editions of Windows 10 as of October 14, 2025 — but a narrowly scoped, one‑year Extended Security Updates (ESU) program lets eligible home PCs receive critical and important security fixes through October 13, 2026...
Microsoft’s decision to end free support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has produced an unusual migration pattern: while Windows 11 has accelerated and in some trackers overtaken Windows 10, a surprising and likely temporary spike in reported Windows 7 activity has also appeared in...
As of 14 October 2025, millions of Windows 10 machines will stop receiving security updates—and for organizations and individuals still running the OS that date is not a quiet deadline but a hard turning point that materially increases cyber risk, compliance exposure and (in many cases) the...
Microsoft has officially ended mainstream support for Windows 10, a decade after its 2015 debut, while major GPU vendors have promised to keep Windows 10 drivers alive for a limited time—giving users a brittle grace period but not a long-term guarantee.
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Microsoft set a...
Microsoft has formally closed the books on Windows 10: as of October 14, 2025, mainstream vendor servicing for Windows 10 (including the last broadly distributed consumer release, Windows 10, version 22H2) has ended, meaning Microsoft will no longer push routine OS security patches, cumulative...
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Microsoft’s scheduled halt to Windows 10 security updates on October 14, 2025 changes the risk calculus for millions of PCs — it does not instantly brick machines, but it removes the vendor safety net that patches newly discovered vulnerabilities and defends connected systems from evolving...
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Windows 10’s long run is over: Microsoft’s official support cutoff lands on October 14, 2025, and the practical consequences ripple from casual users to enterprises, developers, and IT teams. For many people this is an administrative date; for others it’s a hard deadline that forces hardware...
Microsoft will stop providing routine security updates, feature patches and standard technical support for most Windows 10 editions on October 14, 2025, forcing millions of users and organizations to choose between upgrading to Windows 11, buying time with a limited Extended Security Updates...