Last fall, Microsoft announced that individuals who wanted to keep using Windows 10 past its official end-of-support date could do so by opting into the company’s Extended Security Update (ESU) ...

Microsoft is offering Windows 10 users another year of free security updates – but only if they’re willing to back up their settings to the cloud. Windows 10 support is due to end in October, ...

Windows 10's imminent sunset on October 14th has been the subject of much ink lately. Windows 11 is a free upgrade, but some users wish to stick with the older version due to device or app ...

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 ...

From Tuesday, Microsoft will stop offering standard free support for Windows 10, the operating system still used by millions of computers worldwide. Despite the launch of Windows 11 in 2021, September ...

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 ...

08:00, Wed, Oct 15, 2025 Updated: 10:22, Wed, Oct 15, 2025 Windows 10 is officially dead. Microsoft has now stopped all free support for this hugely popular operating system, with users now needing to ...

Update September 25, 14:58 EDT: In a follow-up statement after the article was published, Microsoft told BleepingComputer that EEA customers will only be able to get free Windows 10 extended security ...

CR says that Windows 10's end of support will strand millions of PC owners. It calls Microsoft's actions "hypocritical" and cites national security concerns. CR also calls for continued free security ...

In brief: Microsoft plans to end support for Windows 10 this October despite its enduring popularity and the fact that hundreds of millions of usable PCs don't support Windows 11. The company recently ...