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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Microsoft has locked a firm cutoff: on October 14, 2025, mainstream support for Windows 10 (including version 22H2 for Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education and most IoT editions) ends — Microsoft will stop shipping routine monthly security updates, feature or quality fixes, and standard technical...
The calendar is no longer an abstract deadline — Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025, and the practical consequences for anyone still running older systems are immediate, measurable, and in many cases expensive.
Background / Overview
Microsoft’s lifecycle schedule is...
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 users facing the October 14, 2025 end-of-support deadline have one practical lifeline: Microsoft’s consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program can keep eligible machines receiving critical and important security patches through October 13, 2026 — but enrollment is time-sensitive...
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Microsoft’s end-of-support deadline for Windows 10 is now a hard operational milestone that forces businesses to choose: migrate to Windows 11, buy time with Extended Security Updates, or reorganize infrastructure to reduce risk — and the decisions made in the next months will shape security...
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Apple’s recent enterprise momentum is no accident: Canalys data and industry reporting show Macs gaining ground precisely as businesses face a forced Windows refresh and a rising appetite for on-device AI — a convergence that’s reshaping procurement, security posture, and long-term platform...
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Consumer watchdog Consumer Reports has formally urged Microsoft to extend free security updates for Windows 10 beyond the company’s announced October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support date, arguing that the current one‑year consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) option and paywall risk leaving hundreds...
Australia faces a sharpened cyber‑risk horizon as Microsoft prepares to stop mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, at the same moment hackers are being handed increasingly powerful tools — and a new HP–Microsoft study warns many small and medium businesses are making themselves...
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More than half of the world’s personal computers remain on Windows 10 even as Microsoft’s official support deadline looms, creating a wide and growing security gap that affects consumers, small businesses, and enterprise networks alike. New telemetry shared publicly via cybersecurity vendor...
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Consumer Reports has formally asked Microsoft to keep providing free security updates for Windows 10 beyond the company’s announced October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support date, warning that the current one‑year, consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) plan and paid options will leave millions of...
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The October 14, 2025 deadline for Windows 10 support is not a vague marketing threat—it’s a hard, non‑negotiable inflection point that forces SMBs to choose between predictable, staged migration now or emergency, expensive remediation later.
Background
Windows 10 will stop receiving free...
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Microsoft’s decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has moved from a calendar note to a tangible operational crisis for business process outsourcing (BPO) firms — a sector that depends on large, stable PC estates, predictable application stacks and strict compliance...
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Microsoft pushed Windows 10 cumulative update KB5065429 to 22H2 machines this week, a mandatory security rollup that arrives as the platform approaches its October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support deadline — and it’s tightly linked to Microsoft’s consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) enrollment path...
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Microsoft has fixed a last‑minute gap in the plan to keep Windows 10 secure: if you want to keep using Windows 10 beyond the official end‑of‑support date, there is now a one‑year emergency option — but it comes with strict conditions, limited scope, and a clear clock that cannot be ignored...
Microsoft has pushed another Windows 10 preview build into the Release Preview Channel as the operating system hurtles toward its firm end‑of‑support date next month, delivering a small set of stability and servicing fixes insiders and IT teams should validate now rather than later.
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Microsoft’s October deadline for Windows 10 support has arrived like a ringing bell for an industry that—by several measures—wasn’t ready: large numbers of consumer and corporate endpoints still run Windows 10, many organisations face compatibility and budget constraints, and the safety net...
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Computeractive’s “Problems solved” column from the 10 September 2025 issue distils a familiar mix of household tech triage and hard-bitten workshop experience: practical fixes for everyday Windows upgrades, a clear-eyed primer on Microsoft’s new cloud-assisted recovery tool, and an...
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Upgrading to a new PC or moving from Windows 10 to Windows 11 doesn’t have to be a digital cliff edge: there are multiple, practical ways to move your documents, photos, and settings safely and with minimal fuss. This feature pulls together step‑by‑step methods — from Microsoft’s built‑in...
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The countdown to October 14, 2025 has turned what once felt like a routine product lifecycle event into a corporate boardroom dilemma: continue to run a mature, widely deployed operating system with mounting security and compliance risks, or expend capital and operational bandwidth to migrate...
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