windows end of support

Microsoft has set a firm, immovable calendar date: on October 14, 2025, Windows 10 will reach its official end of support — Microsoft will stop delivering free operating-system updates, routine security patches, and standard technical assistance for mainstream Windows 10 editions unless devices...

After nearly a decade of service, Windows 10 reaches a hard end-of-support deadline on October 14, 2025 — and before you sell, donate, trade in, or recycle any device running it, you must make defending your data the first task on the checklist. Built-in tools like Windows’ “Reset this PC” make...

An elderly laptop that “still does the job” being forced into retirement by a vendor timetable is less a single-user grievance than a window into how modern software lifecycles, hardware baselines and sustainability collide — and the Northwest Arkansas Democrat‑Gazette column about a personal...

The old laptop that still boots, still opens email, still remembers passwords and family photos is not a relic — it’s the center of a moral and practical debate about planned obsolescence, corporate product lifecycles, and who pays the environmental and financial costs when an operating system...

Windows 10 reaches its official end-of-support moment on October 14, 2025, and if your PC can’t be upgraded through Windows Update you face five practical paths — each with clear trade-offs in cost, security, and complexity — that must be chosen and executed now rather than later. Background /...

A fresh telemetry snapshot from remote‑support sessions underscores a stark reality: as Microsoft’s Windows 10 support deadline approaches, a large share of real‑world endpoints remain on an OS that will soon stop receiving routine security patches—creating an urgent migration and...

PC shipments climbed again in the third quarter of 2025 — but the recovery is uneven: global volumes reached roughly 75.8 million units, up about 9.4% year‑on‑year, while regional patterns, tariff shocks, education refresh cycles and a halting enterprise migration to Windows 11 have combined to...

The global PC market staged a visible recovery in the third quarter of 2025, driven by enterprise refreshes and education programs as organisations scramble to deal with Microsoft’s Windows 10 end-of-support deadline — yet North America stands out as the notable exception, with shipments...

Microsoft has confirmed that the OneNote for Windows 10 app will reach end of support on October 14, 2025, after which the UWP “OneNote for Windows 10” client will switch to a read‑only state and will no longer receive updates, fixes, or sync services. Background Microsoft’s OneNote story on...

Windows 10 will still boot after October 14, 2025 — but “still booting” is not the same as being supported, safe, or future‑proof, and staying put requires planning, disciplined hardening, and an honest acceptance of rising risk. Background / Overview Microsoft has set a firm calendar date...

Windows 10 users are facing a hard deadline: Microsoft will stop shipping security updates, feature fixes, and official technical support on October 14, 2025 — and for many owners of older PCs that can’t run Windows 11, that means either upgrade hardware or choose a new operating system. The...

Pennsylvania officials and local groups have joined a broader U.S. campaign pressing Microsoft to reverse or soften its plan to end routine, automatic security updates for Windows 10—arguing the move will expose millions of machines to cyber risk, force premature hardware replacement, and...

Microsoft's decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 this month has forced a pragmatic pivot: for many users, staying on older hardware and avoiding a Windows 11 upgrade will now require either a short-term paid patch or a set of enrollment workarounds that are free but conditional and...

Genpact’s new Insurance Policy Suite is a clear statement that the vendor and consulting arms of the insurance technology market are moving past proof‑of‑concepts and toward agentic automation: a four‑module, Microsoft‑backed product that promises to automate much of the pre‑bind underwriting...

Windows 10 reaches its official end of support on October 14, 2025 — after that date Microsoft will stop shipping regular OS security updates, quality fixes, and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions unless a device is covered by an approved extension program. Background...

If your Windows 10 PC is approaching the end of official support and you don’t want Windows 11 — or your hardware isn’t eligible for Microsoft’s free upgrade — switching to a friendly Linux desktop like Linux Mint is a practical, zero‑cost option that will keep your machine useful and secure for...

If your PC is still running Windows 10, the calendar is no longer a distant concern — it's a deadline with real security consequences: Microsoft will stop delivering routine security updates, feature fixes, and standard technical support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, and that shift raises...

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 —...

Satya Nadella’s rhetoric about empathy and “hitting refresh” now collides with a series of hard, public failures: mass layoffs, a bruising consumer reaction to AI-first pricing and features, a privacy backlash over an AI snapshot tool, and a support deadline that leaves millions of ordinary PC...

If your Windows 10 PC is approaching the end-of-support cliff, moving to Linux is a realistic and often smart choice — but it requires honest trade-offs, careful testing, and a migration plan that protects what you can’t afford to lose. Background / Overview Microsoft will stop shipping security...