StatCounter’s August 2025 snapshot produced a deceptively simple headline — Windows 11 slipped below 50% of desktop Windows installations while Windows 10 regained ground — but the data behind that headline, and what it means for users and IT teams as Windows 10 support ends in October, require...
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Louisville’s new push into municipal artificial intelligence is not vague ambition — it’s a pragmatic, budgeted experiment that starts with staffing, short pilots, and a tight measurement plan designed to prove value or stop wasted spending quickly.
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Mayor Craig Greenberg included a...
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The countdown to October 14, 2025 has turned what once felt like a routine product lifecycle event into a corporate boardroom dilemma: continue to run a mature, widely deployed operating system with mounting security and compliance risks, or expend capital and operational bandwidth to migrate...
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Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday lands for Windows 10 with a mix of stability fixes, enterprise controls and a new organizational backup capability — but the rollout is as much about operational discipline as it is about fresh features. The September 2025 cumulative updates bring build bumps...
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Windows 11 has just hit an unexpected speed bump: after briefly overtaking Windows 10 in global usage during July, official analytics show Windows 11 slipped in August while Windows 10 regained ground, a reversal that underlines how jagged, fragile, and politically charged operating system...
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Microsoft’s decade-long support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025 — and for millions of PCs that can’t run Windows 11, that date forces a clear decision: upgrade, pay for a temporary bridge, switch platforms, or accept increased risk. The good news is that you don’t have to panic — there...
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Microsoft has confirmed what many in the PC world have been preparing for: Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025, and that date changes the security calculus for hundreds of millions of devices worldwide. Microsoft will stop shipping routine security and quality updates for...
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Microsoft has set a hard stop: Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025, and the clock is now counting down for hundreds of millions of PCs still running the decade-old OS. Microsoft is urging users to move to Windows 11 where possible, while offering a limited Extended Security...
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Microsoft’s support clock for Windows 10 has a hard stop: after October 14, 2025, Microsoft will no longer issue routine security or feature updates for Windows 10, and millions of PCs will face a growing security and compatibility risk unless owners act — by upgrading to Windows 11, enrolling...
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With the clock counting down to October 14, 2025, millions of PCs face a stark choice: upgrade to Windows 11, pay for a short-term safety net, or keep running an increasingly risky, unsupported Windows 10—while the debate over hardware compatibility, drivers and sustainability suddenly looks...
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Microsoft’s decision to close the chapter on Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has forced an uncomfortable conversation across homes, small businesses, and enterprise IT floors: pay for a short-term safety net, move to Windows 11, or run the risk of exposure on an unsupported platform.
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Microsoft has fixed a hard deadline: Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025, and the calendar is not negotiable—users must choose to upgrade, buy a short-term extension, or accept growing security risk.
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Microsoft’s lifecycle policy for Windows 10 has been...
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October 14, 2025 will be the quiet turning point for enterprise IT: Microsoft will stop shipping free security updates, quality fixes, and routine technical support for Windows 10, and organisations that treat that date as optional are gambling with permanent exposure to an expanding threat...
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The coming October deadline changes the calculus for every IT leader: staying on Windows 10 beyond its end-of-support date will be expensive, risky, and—unless tightly scoped—likely more costly than a focused migration to Windows 11 or a modern cloud-based desktop strategy. Recent analysis from...
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On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop mainstream support for Windows 10 — a deadline that has pushed organizations into a tight strategic choice: upgrade to Windows 11, migrate to alternatives, or pay to keep critical security updates flowing. New modeling from digital employee experience...
Microsoft’s decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has forced many CIOs and IT leaders to treat the calendar as a hard deadline: pay for time-limited Extended Security Updates (ESU), migrate to Windows 11, or accept growing operational and security risk — and the...
Free security updates for many editions of Windows 10 end on October 14, 2025, and a raft of new vendor guidance and vendor-priced Extended Security Updates (ESUs) means companies that can’t—or won’t—move are facing a material, avoidable bill. A back-of-the-envelope model circulated by Nexthink...
Microsoft’s October 14, 2025 deadline for Windows 10 support has turned what was a predictable lifecycle milestone into a full‑blown tech and policy story: PC manufacturers HP and Dell warn that roughly half of active machines still run Windows 10 and that the migration to Windows 11 will be...
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As the calendar races toward October 14, 2025, a striking and inconvenient truth has emerged: a very large portion of the global PC installed base is still running Windows 10, even as Microsoft prepares to stop issuing free security updates and feature patches for that OS. PC makers, market...
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Microsoft's message is blunt: Windows 10 will stop receiving official security and technical updates on October 14, 2025, and users who delay migration risk an increasing security, compliance, and operational exposure that will grow more dangerous with each month after the cutoff. What began as...
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