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Microsoft’s decade-long run with Windows 10 reached its formal close today as Microsoft ceased routine security updates and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions, ushering in a sharply riskier period for millions of PCs that remain on the platform.
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Today marks the end of Microsoft’s long runway for Windows 10: the operating system will no longer receive routine security updates or standard technical support from Microsoft after October 14, 2025, and consumers now face four clear choices—upgrade, buy new hardware, enroll in a short-term...
Today marks the official end of mainstream support for Windows 10: Microsoft has stopped issuing routine security fixes, quality updates and standard technical assistance for consumer Windows 10 editions, creating an urgent migration moment for millions of PCs and a clear set of choices for...
Microsoft has formally ended mainstream support for Windows 10: as of Tuesday, October 14, 2025, routine security patches and quality fixes for consumer editions cease and Microsoft is directing most users toward Windows 11 or a paid or conditional Extended Security Updates (ESU) pathway for a...
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Windows 10’s official support clock has run out — and the choices you make in the next few hours will determine whether your PC stays safe, becomes a short-term project, or ends up a security liability. Microsoft will stop issuing routine security updates, quality fixes, and standard technical...
October 14, 2025 is the hard deadline: Microsoft will stop shipping free security updates, feature updates and routine technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions, forcing a global reassessment of upgrade paths, security posture and—for some regions—a strategic rethink about whether...
Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, a milestone that shifts responsibility for security, updates, and technical assistance away from Microsoft and onto millions of users and IT teams worldwide. For many households and organizations this is not a sudden...