The end is in sight - for Windows 10, anyway. It's been nearly a decade since Microsoft first launched its popular Windows 10 operating system, and to this day it remains widely used. That's even true ...

With Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 this October, many people are racing to upgrade. Catherine, a longtime HP desktop user, shared her concerns with us: "I need to purchase a new/updated ...

At the beginning of 2025, Microsoft announced plans to end support for Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 at the same time as the operating system itself: Oct. 14, 2025. This meant that after this date, ...

Update, Jan. 27, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 26, has been updated to expand upon the security dangers ahead for Windows 10 users who don’t take the free upgrade to Windows 11 on offer ...

Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) is a paid subscription that provides security patches now that mainstream support of Windows 10 has ended. Free security updates and technical support are no ...

Windows 10 is no longer supported by Microsoft, but at the time of writing, over 40% of Windows devices still run the 10-year-old operating system (OS), according to StatsCounter. Its successor, ...

Microsoft's blog recently gave a firm warning: unsupported systems aren't just outdated, they're unprotected. That message targets anyone still using Windows 10, and it's serious. In Microsoft's ...

While AMD is keeping its nine-year-old socket AM4 kicking with yet another Ryzen 5000 series processor launch, Microsoft is getting ready to send its decade-old operating system, Windows 10, into ...

Bowing to user backlash, Microsoft eventually relented and implemented a one-year Windows 10 support-extension scheme. But (limited duration) lifelines are meaningless if they’re DOA. The bottom line: ...

A year might sound like a long time, but the days turn to weeks and the weeks to months, and before you know it, time's up. In exactly one year, Microsoft will end free update support for Windows 10.