Home users who sign in to Windows 10 with a Microsoft account can register for Extended Security Updates (ESU) at no cost and continue receiving free updates until October 14th, 2026. The first ...

Windows 10 is no longer going to receive free security updates in the future, but that doesn't mean you have to update to ...

Microsoft no longer officially supports Windows 10, so do this if you want to keep using your older PC securely.

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 ...

Some Windows users are in a quandary. Since Windows 10 ceased to receive support from Oct. 14, the only way to avoid moving to Windows 11 (if the hardware allowed), was to sign up to Extended Security ...

It's been exactly one month since Windows 10 went kinda-sorta-not-really EOL. Microsoft's previous operating system has stopped receiving official support for most things, but you can at least opt ...

With Windows 11 this month, it's damned if you don't, possibly damned if you do. After discontinuing (virtually) all support for Windows 10on October 14th, Microsoft is ending support now for all ...

Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 10 in October. Many PCs with Windows 10 don't pass Microsoft's strict requirement check. It's possible to bypass this and install ...

Windows 10 is dead, long live Windows 10! Or so many users thought after reading about the Extended Security Update (ESU) program that offers a free year of security updates. But worry set in when ...

As usual, Microsoft has fixed numerous security vulnerabilities in Windows 10 and Windows 11 with the big November patch this week. But this is the first big month forward for Windows 10 users, who ...

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