Microsoft will be rolling out the ESU wizard in July 2025. Support for Windows 10 ends in October. Microsoft is ending Windows 10 support on Oct 14. This means that there will be no more updates to ...

TL;DR: Microsoft will end Windows 10 support next month but offers a one-year extended security update plan requiring payment or cloud syncing. However, European Economic Area users can access these ...

Microsoft has officially pulled the plug on Windows 10 support, urging users to upgrade to Windows 11 for a safer online experience. As of October 14, 2025, free monthly software updates for Windows ...

Microsoft has given the official go-ahead for users who want to register for Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU). Those who are still on Windows 10 but don’t want to upgrade to Windows 11 yet ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Republished on July 25 with analysis of Microsoft’s new update claims ...

Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It's a stick that Microsoft is using to push ...

Windows 11 has been on the market for almost four years now, but PC users have been slow to upgrade. As of January 2025, more than 60 percent of all desktop computers were still relying on Windows 10, ...

FARGO — Starting Tuesday, Oct. 14, Microsoft no longer offers free software updates for Windows 10. According to the national Public Interest Research Group, up to 400 million computers could lose the ...

Support for Windows 10 is scheduled to end on Oct. 14. Although the older operating system is 10 years old, it's still used by up to 400 million computers and nearly 41% of PC owners. If you're among ...