In a recent blog post, Microsoft declared 2025 to be the “year of the Windows 11 PC refresh.” That’s because when October rolls around, official support for Windows 10 is going to end and most users ...

Windows 10 launched in 2015 and had a good ten-year run, but on October 14, 2025 Microsoft is set to pull the plug on it and stop issuing new support patches and security updates. That's significant ...

There are over 500 million people globally who use Microsoft Windows 10 on their computer. And now, Microsoft has ended automatic, free updates for that operating system starting Tuesday, Oct. 14. It ...

First of all, there is no need to panic about this date. Windows 10 will theoretically continue to run indefinitely, as Microsoft is not discontinuing the functionality of the operating system, there ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Microsoft is targeting the hundreds of millions of users sticking ...

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 has officially reached end of support in October 2025. Those PCs didn't all spontaneously combust, though, and ...