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Microsoft has formally closed the chapter on Windows 10: Microsoft’s lifecycle calendar and October 2025 Patch Tuesday mark the end of free, routine vendor support for the operating system and a hard shift toward Windows 11 and paid or account‑tethered bridges for those who cannot upgrade...

Microsoft’s lifecycle calendar reaches a hard stop on October 14, 2025 — a formal end‑of‑support milestone that ends routine OS security updates, feature and quality patches, and standard Microsoft technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions, while leaving a narrow, time‑boxed safety...

Microsoft has cut the ribbon on the last day of Windows 10’s standard lifecycle: October 14, 2025 — and with it comes a narrow, conditional lifeline from Microsoft that lets many home users buy one year of security-only updates without paying cash if they act now. Background / Overview Windows...

Microsoft has formally closed the chapter on Windows 10: as of October 14, 2025, Microsoft will no longer provide routine, free security updates, feature patches, or standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions, and users are being urged to either upgrade to Windows 11, enroll...

Windows 10’s decade-long run as Microsoft’s mainstream desktop platform has reached a formal milestone: on October 14, 2025, Microsoft stopped providing free, routine security updates, feature fixes and standard technical support for the mainstream editions of Windows 10. That does not mean your...

Windows 10 reaches its official end-of-support milestone today, October 14, 2025, and while your PC will keep running, Microsoft will stop issuing routine security and quality updates for consumer editions unless you take action to enroll in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program or upgrade...

Microsoft has stopped issuing regular security updates for Windows 10, but your PC will still boot — the real task now is choosing which path forward keeps your data and privacy safe while minimizing expense and disruption. Background Microsoft’s official lifecycle end date for mainstream...

Microsoft’s decade-long flagship has reached a hard calendar cutoff: on October 14, 2025 Microsoft formally ended routine support for Windows 10, and the immediate practical consequence is simple and stark — unless a device is enrolled in an approved Extended Security Updates (ESU) path or...

Microsoft has stopped providing routine security updates and standard support for Windows 10 as of October 14, 2025, creating an immediate exposure window for any PC that remains on the platform without enrollment in Microsoft’s Extended Security Updates (ESU) programme. Background Windows 10...

Microsoft has turned the page: Windows 10 has reached official end-of-support on October 14, 2025, and that change reshapes security, upgrade paths and practical decisions for hundreds of millions of PCs worldwide. Background / Overview Windows 10 launched in July 2015 and ran as Microsoft’s...

Microsoft’s routine security updates for Windows 10 stop today — October 14, 2025 — and millions of devices are now at elevated risk unless owners act immediately to upgrade, enroll in Extended Security Updates, or take other protective steps. Background / Overview After a decade of servicing...

Today is the day Microsoft draws a line under a decade of Windows 10: as of October 14, 2025 the platform’s routine, vendor‑supplied servicing ends for mainstream consumer and most enterprise editions — unless you take one of the limited, time‑boxed escape routes Microsoft has provided...

Microsoft has drawn a firm line under a decade of Windows 10 maintenance: as of October 14, 2025, mainstream vendor support for the most widely used consumer and enterprise editions of Windows 10 ends, which means routine security updates, non‑security quality fixes, feature updates and general...

Microsoft has ended free mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a clear, calendar‑backed cutoff that shifts responsibility for security and compatibility from the vendor to the owner unless one of the sanctioned transition paths is chosen immediately. Background / Overview...

Microsoft has set a firm deadline: Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025, and that date changes the security, compliance, and upgrade calculus for millions of PCs worldwide. The key question is no longer “Will support end?” but “What will you do about it?” This feature explains...

After nearly ten years of patches, features, and the occasional controversial upgrade notification, Windows 10 has reached its official end-of-support date — and that changes the calculus for millions of PCs around the world. Microsoft will stop delivering routine security updates, quality...

Just when millions of Windows 10 users were racing the calendar to move to a supported OS, Microsoft’s most convenient single‑click upgrade tool for Windows 11 began failing on the very machines that needed it most — and that failure has forced users and small IT teams into manual, more...

Microsoft has ended mainstream support for Windows 10 as of October 14, 2025, meaning devices that stay on Windows 10 will continue to run but will no longer receive feature, quality, or security updates from Microsoft unless they enroll in an Extended Security Updates (ESU) program or move to a...

Microsoft has officially stopped shipping routine security updates and technical support for Windows 10 as of October 14, 2025 — yet roughly one in three Steam users remain on that operating system, a tension that will shape PC gaming, patching practices, and upgrade choices for the next 12–24...

Windows 10 has reached its official finish line: Microsoft stops mainstream OS servicing on October 14, 2025, and with that date comes a set of practical choices, hidden costs, and lessons about how technology becomes obsolete — intentionally or otherwise. Background Windows 10 launched in 2015...