Microsoft has formally turned off the tap for Windows 10: as of October 14, 2025, consumer editions of Windows 10 will no longer receive standard security updates, feature updates, or routine technical support from Microsoft—though a limited, time‑bound safety net is available through the...
Microsoft has set a hard stop: routine, free support and security updates for mainstream Windows 10 end on October 14, 2025 — a calendar-driven turning point that forces a choice for every remaining Windows 10 device: upgrade, enroll in the limited Extended Security Updates (ESU) bridge, migrate...
Microsoft has drawn a firm line: Windows 10’s vendor support has ended, and the practical mandate now is to either move to Windows 11, enroll in Microsoft’s short-term Extended Security Updates (ESU), replace the PC, or shift to an alternative platform — each choice with real security...
Microsoft's decade‑long maintenance contract for Windows 10 has reached its hard stop: on October 14, 2025 Microsoft officially ended mainstream support for Windows 10, and the consequences are immediate and concrete for millions of PCs worldwide.
Background / Overview
For nearly ten years...
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop delivering routine security updates, quality patches, feature fixes, and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions — a hard lifecycle cutoff that shifts responsibility for security and compatibility back onto users and organizations...
After a decade of steady updates, security patches, and slow-but-sure adoption, Windows 10 has officially reached end of support — Microsoft will stop providing routine security updates, quality fixes, and standard technical assistance for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Your PC will keep...
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After more than a decade of free updates and patches, Windows 10 has reached its official end of support on October 14, 2025 — and the decision you make now will determine whether that PC remains safe, usable, or a liability. Consumers get a one‑year emergency runway of official security updates...
Microsoft has formally closed the books on Windows 10: as of October 14, 2025, mainstream vendor servicing for Windows 10 (including the last broadly distributed consumer release, Windows 10, version 22H2) has ended, meaning Microsoft will no longer push routine OS security patches, cumulative...
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Today Microsoft has drawn a line under one of the most widely used desktop operating systems in history: Windows 10 reaches its official End of Support on October 14, 2025, and that decision changes the security, upgrade, and compatibility calculus for millions of PCs worldwide. This article...
Microsoft has stopped providing routine security updates, feature fixes and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions as of October 14, 2025 — and that change has immediate, practical consequences for millions of PCs worldwide.
Background / Overview
Windows 10 launched in...
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 will reach the end of vendor-supported servicing on October 14, 2025 — after that date Microsoft will stop delivering routine security and quality updates, feature updates, and standard technical assistance for mainstream Windows 10 editions, and is...
Microsoft has cut the cord: as of October 14, 2025, routine vendor support for Windows 10—security patches, feature updates and standard technical assistance—has ended, forcing a hard decision point for hundreds of millions of PCs worldwide and triggering a scramble across households, small...
Microsoft’s formal end to free support for Windows 10 is now in force, closing a nearly decade‑long chapter for one of the world’s most widely used desktop operating systems and forcing millions of households, schools and businesses to choose between upgrading, paying for a limited security...
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Microsoft’s decision to stop free, routine support for Windows 10 on 14 October 2025 is an operational deadline that changes the security, compatibility and upgrade calculus for hundreds of millions of PC users worldwide. The company will cease delivering standard technical assistance, feature...
Microsoft has ended official support for Windows 10 today, October 14, 2025, a firm lifecycle cutoff that stops routine OS security updates and standard technical assistance for mainstream Windows 10 editions unless a device is enrolled in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program.
Background...
Microsoft has set a hard deadline: routine support for Windows 10 will stop on October 14, 2025, forcing a global migration choice for hundreds of millions of PCs — upgrade to Windows 11 where possible, buy short-term Extended Security Updates (ESU), or accept growing security, compatibility and...
Microsoft has officially ended mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a hard lifecycle milestone that stops Microsoft’s routine OS security patches, feature and quality updates, and standard technical assistance for most consumer and mainstream commercial editions of the...
Microsoft will stop providing security updates, quality fixes and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions on October 14, 2025 — a firm deadline that forces a choice: upgrade eligible devices to Windows 11, enroll eligible machines in the Windows 10 Consumer Extended...
Today’s On Your Side podcast cut through the noise and delivered a practical consumer brief: Microsoft will stop providing routine security updates and standard support for mainstream Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, leaving millions of machines exposed unless users upgrade, enroll in the limited...
Microsoft will stop sending security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a firm cutoff that leaves millions of remaining Windows 10 users facing a clear deadline and a narrow set of choices: upgrade to Windows 11 if your hardware supports it, pay for a temporary safety net, migrate to...