Microsoft will stop issuing routine security updates, feature fixes, and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions after October 14, 2025 — but the shutdown is procedural, not instantaneous: your PC will keep booting and running, and Microsoft is offering a narrowly scoped...
The countdown has reached its final stretch: on October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop issuing routine security and feature updates for Windows 10, and local and state government IT teams across the United States have spent the last year turning what could have been a chaotic scramble into a...
Windows 10 reached its end-of-life on 14 October 2025, and for individuals and organisations that delay the move the choice is no longer just about new features or UX — it’s about risk, compliance and cost.
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Microsoft launched Windows 10 in July 2015 and at the time framed...
Microsoft’s hard deadline for Windows 10 support arrives with a familiar mix of urgency and caveats: the operating system will stop receiving routine security updates on October 14, 2025, but Microsoft has offered a narrowly scoped one‑year bridge — the Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU)...
This month marks a hard deadline for organisations that still rely on Windows 10: on 14 October 2025 Microsoft will end mainstream support for Windows 10, stopping routine security updates, feature and quality fixes, and standard technical assistance. This is not a theoretical milestone — it...
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Four in ten government desktops at the Ministry of Science and ICT and a large share across the Ministry of the Interior and Safety remained on Windows 10 as Microsoft’s official support deadline approached, exposing a material security gap at the heart of South Korea’s public‑sector IT estate...
Microsoft has fixed October 14, 2025 as the date Windows 10 leaves mainstream support—and if you want to stay secure, the practical choice for most users is to move to Windows 11 now or enroll eligible machines in Microsoft’s one‑year Extended Security Updates (ESU) bridge.
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Windows 10’s official exit from Microsoft’s support calendar next week is both a milestone and a management problem: the company has fixed October 14, 2025 as the date when mainstream OS servicing for Windows 10 (final servicing release 22H2 and listed LTSB/LTSC variants) ends, and it has...
Microsoft's announced retirement of Windows 10 is now a fixed calendar event that will change the security and upgrade landscape for millions of PCs worldwide: routine security updates and feature patches stop on October 14, 2025, and only devices enrolled in Extended Security Updates (ESU) or...
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As Microsoft’s Windows 10 support deadline arrives, a fresh telemetry snapshot from TeamViewer shows that a substantial share of devices remain on Windows 10 — an operational and cybersecurity situation that demands urgent, organised action from IT teams and consumers alike. TeamViewer’s...
The approaching end of support for Windows 10 has turned routine hardware refresh conversations into a time‑boxed migration problem—and many small and medium businesses are answering that problem by buying into a new category of Windows 11 machines marketed as AI PCs or Copilot+ PCs that promise...
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TeamViewer’s recent snapshot of its remote‑support traffic paints a stark picture: a substantial portion of endpoints that still receive help via TeamViewer are running an operating system that reaches end of vendor support in days, and the vendor’s Digital Employee Experience (DEX) tooling is...