windows 11 upgrade

Microsoft has ended mainstream support for Windows 10, a decision that shifts millions of PCs from a vendor‑maintained security posture into a riskier, user‑responsibility state and forces a choice: upgrade to Windows 11, buy time with Microsoft’s Extended Security Updates, or accept growing...

Microsoft has pulled the vendor-supplied safety net for Windows 10: as of October 14, 2025, Microsoft stopped providing routine security patches, feature updates, and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions — and that changes the risk calculus for hundreds of millions of...

Microsoft’s calendar decision to stop vendor‑supplied servicing for Windows 10 has moved from “planned” to immediate reality: as of October 14, 2025, mainstream support and routine security updates for Windows 10 ended, and users who rely on the platform must now choose between upgrading...

The day many Windows users have long been warned about has arrived: Windows 10 has reached end of support, and that changes the practical and security calculus for millions of PCs still running the decade-old OS. For consumers and IT pros alike, the choice is no longer simply “keep using what...

Microsoft’s planned end of free support for Windows 10 has arrived, and security experts — echoed by local advisories such as the Cyber Security Association of Pennsylvania — are warning that the practical effect is real: with routine OS patching stopped, millions of devices become comparatively...

Windows 10 has officially reached the end of its vendor-supported lifecycle, and that shift from “supported” to “unsupported” changes the security, compliance, and upgrade calculus for millions of PCs worldwide. Background / Overview Microsoft set a firm end-of-servicing date for mainstream...

If you’re not ready to move to Windows 11, Microsoft has given Windows 10 users a one‑year lifeline: the consumer Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. It preserves delivery of critical and important security patches through 13 October 2026, while Microsoft stops normal, free...

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...

Today marks an inflection point for millions of PCs: Microsoft’s decade‑long servicing cycle for Windows 10 has ended, and the choices you make now will determine whether your machine remains secure, usable and compliant — or becomes a long‑term risk. Microsoft stopped routine, free OS security...

The abrupt end of free, routine support for Windows 10 — and the narrow upgrade path Microsoft has set toward Windows 11 — has created a perfect storm of security, equity, and environmental risks that could convert hundreds of millions of still-functional PCs into liability or landfill. Advocacy...

Microsoft has officially stopped issuing routine security updates and free technical support for Windows 10 — a hard lifecycle cutoff that took effect on October 14, 2025 and forces every remaining Windows 10 PC into one of three practical paths: upgrade, enroll in a time‑boxed Extended Security...

Windows 10’s formal retirement this month is a milestone with more nuance than panic: the OS stopped receiving routine, free security and feature updates on October 14, 2025, but Microsoft built a deliberate, limited bridge and nudges to move users to Windows 11 — and that combination of...

The short version: the Wi‑Fi driver that works on a brand‑new laptop running Windows 11 can — and often does — fail on Windows 10 for a mix of reasons: Microsoft has ended mainstream Windows 10 updates, OEMs are shipping Windows 11‑targeted drivers and tooling, driver stacks and the Windows...

Upgraded from windows 10 to 11. Wasn’t planning this but when starting up I now have choice of loading 10 or 11. Starting 11 is like new computer. Nothing much there. With 10 all my stuff is there. The issue is my D drive is now Bitlocker locked when using 10. Not locked with 11. I didn’t do it...

Microsoft has set a firm deadline: Windows 10 support ends on October 14, 2025, and that date changes the calculus for millions of PCs worldwide — security updates stop, routine vendor support ends, and only a narrow set of lifelines remain for users who cannot or will not move to Windows 11...

Microsoft’s latest update to Windows 11 marks a deliberate pivot: the operating system is being reframed as an AI-first platform, with Copilot graduating from a sidebar chatbot to a multimodal, permissioned assistant that can listen, see, and — under controlled conditions — act on your behalf...

Windows 10 has reached its formal end of support on October 14, 2025, but that calendar date is a milestone — not a midnight shutdown — and it forces a clear set of decisions for everyday users, power users, and IT teams who must balance security, cost, compatibility, and convenience...

Microsoft’s decision to stop free, routine support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 closes a decade-long chapter for one of the world’s most widely used desktop operating systems and forces a clear, time‑boxed choice for millions of consumers and businesses: upgrade to Windows 11, buy time...

Windows 10 has reached its official end-of-support date, but Microsoft has opened a one-year safety valve — the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program — that lets eligible Windows 10 PCs continue receiving security-only patches through October 13, 2026; for many home users that extra...

Microsoft’s single-click upgrade path just broke at the worst possible moment for many users: the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (MCT) update released in late September suddenly closes without an error when run on Windows 10 (version 22H2) machines, and Microsoft has confirmed the problem and...