Windows 10 reaches a hard stop on October 14, 2025 — after that date Microsoft will no longer deliver routine security updates, feature patches, or technical support for the mainstream editions — and every Windows 10 PC owner needs a realistic plan now to avoid rapid security and compatibility...
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Microsoft has set a firm deadline: Windows 10 mainstream support ends on October 14, 2025, and that cutover changes the security posture for millions of PCs worldwide. After that date, most Windows 10 machines will no longer receive monthly security patches, feature updates, or standard...
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Microsoft’s decision to stop shipping regular security and feature updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has escalated from a routine end‑of‑life announcement into a full‑blown consumer advocacy and cybersecurity conversation, with Consumer Reports publicly urging Microsoft to reverse...
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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 has set a hard deadline: Windows 10 will stop receiving routine security updates and mainstream support on October 14, 2025, forcing millions of users and businesses to choose between upgrading to Windows 11, buying new hardware, enrolling in a time‑limited Extended Security Updates...
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Microsoft will stop providing free updates, feature releases and regular security patches for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a hard deadline that leaves hundreds of millions of machines facing an awkward choice: upgrade to Windows 11 if possible, pay for temporary Extended Security Updates...
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AMD's recent engineering notes and driver rollouts close several long-standing installation pain points for Windows users, but they also expose recurring process weaknesses that enthusiasts and IT pros should know before clicking "Install."
Background
Over the past two years, AMD has been...
Microsoft’s October 14, 2025 deadline for Windows 10 support has become a high‑profile pivot for the PC industry — but the expected consumer‑led buying spree never materialized in the United States. Industry trackers show businesses driving the current refresh cycle while consumers largely sit...
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Consumer advocates have formally asked Microsoft to keep the lights on for Windows 10 security updates for ordinary consumers, arguing that the company’s announced October 14, 2025 cutoff and the narrowly scoped, account‑linked or paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) option will leave millions...
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Consumer Reports has formally urged Microsoft to extend free support for Windows 10, warning that tens — possibly hundreds — of millions of still-working PCs will be left exposed when mainstream updates and security patches stop on October 14, 2025. The advocacy group’s letter to Microsoft’s CEO...
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More than a month before Microsoft stops issuing security patches for Windows 10, a fresh Kaspersky telemetry snapshot is sounding a loud alarm: a majority of devices in its dataset remain on Windows 10, with a non‑trivial tail still running unsupported releases such as Windows 7 — a situation...
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Microsoft has given Windows 10 users a clearly signposted escape hatch: Extended Security Updates (ESU) will let eligible PCs continue to receive critical and important security patches for up to three years after the operating system reaches end of support on October 14, 2025. The program...
Microsoft has set a firm deadline: Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025, and that change alters the security, upgrade, and disposal calculus for millions of PCs worldwide. Microsoft will stop providing routine OS security patches, feature and quality updates, and standard...
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Australia’s small businesses face a sharp security cliff this month as Microsoft ends mainstream support for Windows 10, and researchers warn that a parallel surge in AI‑enabled attack techniques is widening the window of opportunity for criminals — a risk compounded by many organisations...
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Microsoft’s hard deadline for Windows 10 — October 14, 2025 — marks more than a lifecycle milestone; it forces a choice for hundreds of millions of users between upgrading, paying for a short-term safety net, or knowingly running an unsupported operating system that will gradually become more...
Consumer advocates have formally demanded that Microsoft reverse course and continue providing free security updates for Windows 10 beyond the company’s announced end‑of‑support date, warning that the planned cutoff on October 14, 2025 will leave hundreds of millions of still‑working PCs exposed...
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Microsoft’s decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, is no longer a distant calendar entry — it’s a concrete deadline that forces choices for millions of users and IT teams. Microsoft will stop delivering routine security updates, feature and quality fixes, and...
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Less than thirty days before Microsoft stops delivering routine security patches to Windows 10, millions of PC owners face a clear deadline with four practical choices: upgrade to Windows 11 if your hardware supports it, enroll eligible machines in the Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU)...
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Australia’s channel has moved from planning to action as the October 14, 2025 deadline for Windows 10 end of support closes in, turning a long-noted migration challenge into an operational sprint for distributors, resellers and managed service providers across the country. The local ecosystem is...
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Windows 10 reaches its supported end-of-life on October 14, 2025, and if your PC can’t upgrade to Windows 11 you have five practical paths forward — each with real trade-offs in cost, security, and convenience — and only a narrow window to act before standard security updates stop.
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