windows end of life

Microsoft’s decision to draw a line under regular Windows 10 security updates in mid‑October is dramatic on the calendar but far less dramatic in practice than headlines suggest — and Estonia’s Peeter Marvet is right to stress that the real threat to most users is no longer an unpatched kernel...

Google just turned a routine search-session into an advertisement for platform migration: users visiting Google.com on Windows 10 have reported a prominent pop-up urging them to “Time for a new laptop? Get Chromebook Plus,” explicitly referencing that security fixes for Windows 10 end in October...

The Lakeville Park Commission’s unanimous vote to spend roughly $60.68 to extend support for a single Windows 10 computer at ClearPond Park crystallizes a small but telling moment where municipal operations meet the end of a major software lifecycle—and where pragmatic, cost-driven decisions...

Microsoft will stop issuing routine security and feature updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a hard cut that converts a decade of steady vendor maintenance into a single, calendar-driven risk event for hundreds of millions of PCs worldwide, and one that has provoked consumer outcry...

Windows 10 reaches its official end of support on October 14, 2025 — that deadline forces a clear choice: upgrade to Windows 11 where possible, pay for short‑term Extended Security Updates, or move to a different operating system that keeps your hardware secure and useful for years to come...

Microsoft's last-minute concession to keep Windows 10 users from being immediately exposed after the platform's official end-of-support is a pragmatic patch, but it also crystallizes a bitter truth: the company is shifting the cost of security and hardware refreshes onto consumers while...

Three weeks is not a long time in the life of a PC, but when that window sits directly ahead of a fixed end-of-support deadline it becomes a hard stop: Windows 10 will stop receiving routine security and quality updates on October 14, 2025, and every Windows 10 user now has three practical...

Microsoft will stop issuing routine security and feature updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, leaving millions of PCs exposed unless users upgrade to Windows 11, enroll in Microsoft’s limited Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, or move to another platform — and the decision has...

Windows 10 will stop receiving free security fixes on October 14, 2025 — and if your PC can’t take the free Windows 11 upgrade, you have five realistic paths forward: enroll in Extended Security Updates (ESU), buy or rent a new Windows 11 PC (including cloud PCs), perform an unsupported upgrade...

Windows 10 will stop receiving security updates and support on October 14, 2025 — but you don’t have to lose your data or your PC’s usefulness the day the calendar turns: there are three practical, low‑risk paths to keep using the same hardware and preserve your files while you migrate, buy...

A lone California plaintiff has asked a San Diego court to stop Microsoft from cutting off free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a lawsuit that reframes a routine product‑lifecycle decision as a high‑stakes legal, security and policy dispute with potential ripple effects for...

A lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court seeks to stop Microsoft from ending routine, free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, arguing the company’s planned sunset amounts to forced obsolescence, materially increases cybersecurity risk for millions of users, and is timed to...

After a brief and closely watched tenure in the education technology market, Microsoft has officially announced the end-of-life for Windows 11 SE, the lightweight operating system once touted as the company’s answer to ChromeOS. Support will conclude in October 2026, closing a chapter on one of...

Windows 10’s tenth anniversary feels both nostalgic and consequential—a decade since the operating system first offered users a reprieve from the confusion of Windows 8 and the promise of a unified, modern desktop experience. On July 29, 2015, the world watched Microsoft reposition itself, not...

The landscape of PC operating systems is on the cusp of a dramatic shift as Microsoft’s support for Windows 10 winds down, leaving legions of users facing an uncertain digital future. For many, the prospect of upgrading to Windows 11 remains tantalizingly out of reach—older hardware and strict...

Here is a quick summary using both the Faharas News and Forbes sources: What Microsoft Announced Free Windows Update starting today: Microsoft is now offering a free update for Windows users to help with the transition away from Windows 10, which officially reaches end of life on October 14...

Microsoft’s recent confirmation that it will end the rollout of new Office features for Windows 10 users by August 2026 marks a significant transitional phase in the Windows ecosystem, effectively setting a timeline for the full sunset of Windows 10 support for both consumers and enterprises. As...

For millions of Windows 10 users worldwide, a new chapter is quietly unfolding beneath the familiar blue interface—one defined not by new features or dramatic changes, but by countdown clocks and cautious reminders. Microsoft’s latest update, KB5001716, is not a typical patch. Rather than...

Microsoft is quietly shifting Windows 10 users closer to a significant milestone: the official end of support for its most popular operating system in recent memory. The innocuous arrival of update KB5001716, pushed to a vast array of machines, marks more than just a routine patch—it constitutes...

As the sun gradually sets on Windows 10, millions of devices worldwide face an uncertain future. Microsoft’s official cutoff for Windows 10 support arrives at the end of 2025, leaving users with a stark choice: pay extra for extended security updates, take a gamble running unsupported and...