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The end is here—at least, it is for Windows 10. Microsoft officially stopped supporting the decade-old operating system on October 14, 2025. There's one hiccup, though: Even though Windows 11 is a ...

It’s no secret that Microsoft is ending official support for Windows 10 in October. The tech giant has been chomping at the bit to get users to upgrade to Windows 11, and even allows Windows 10 users ...

Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, finance and streaming services. He is passionate about language and technology, and has been an avid writer/reader of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Ahead of Windows 10’s Oct. 14 end-of-life, multiple countdowns warned ...

Are you still using Windows 10 on your desktop or laptop? If so, you need to know this: As of October 14, Microsoft moved the software to its "end of life" phase. What that means is that while Windows ...

Windows 10 support ends on Oct. 14. Microsoft will start prioritizing Windows 11 and halt updates to Windows 10. While the most current version of Windows has been available for several years, plenty ...

Support for the OS ends on Oct. 14, and not all PCs can be upgraded to Windows 11 When support for Windows 10 ends, many PC users will have a big decision to make. By Nicholas De Leon Time may be ...

Windows 10 PCs can receive free security updates until October 2026. To qualify for free personal updates, enroll with a Microsoft account. Customers in any of the 30 EEA countries automatically ...

Microsoft remains committed to killing off Windows 10 come October, but the situation isn't quite as black and white as it seems. “Stay on the right side of risk.” That’s what a new advertisement from ...

Republished on October 14 as Windows 10 deadline hits 500 million users. Hundreds of millions of Microsoft users are understandably confused. If you’re running Windows 10 because you can’t or won’t ...

Windows 10 is officially dead. Well, kind of. Microsoft officially declared the end of support date to be October 14, 2025, after which the operating system will receive no further updates. That is, ...