windows end of life

Capcom has quietly moved a new compatibility line into the post‑launch roadmap for its Monster Hunter trilogy on PC: starting October 14, 2025, the publisher will no longer guarantee that Monster Hunter Wilds, Monster Hunter World, and Monster Hunter Rise will run on Windows 10. The change —...

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...

If you’ve been holding off on leaving Windows 10 because of long‑standing Linux myths, now is the moment to clear the air: the common objections—about gaming, familiarity, stability, choice overload, and aesthetics—don’t hold up the way they used to, and for many Windows 10 users facing...

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...

As the end of support for Windows 10 approaches on October 14, 2025, users are faced with critical decisions regarding their computing future. Continuing to use Windows 10 beyond this date means no longer receiving security updates, bug fixes, or technical support from Microsoft, which could...

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 latest move has sent ripples through the Windows ecosystem—especially as the company formally revises its stance on the much-anticipated Windows 10 end-of-life. For millions still relying on the older operating system, new developments promise both relief and complexity, as the...

As the October 2025 end-of-support date for Windows 10 approaches, millions of users are confronted with the challenge of transitioning to a new operating system. For those whose hardware doesn't meet Windows 11's stringent requirements, the prospect of purchasing new equipment or facing...

As Microsoft approaches the final curtain call for Windows 10, the ripples are reaching far beyond the realm of operating system updates and security patches and into the everyday experience of PC gamers. Among the earliest—and arguably the most impactful—casualties of this OS transition is...