End Of Support
The latest End Of Support coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft’s ESU Enrollment Wizard: Fixed but Still Hidden in Phased Rollout
Microsoft’s slow, staged rollout of the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) enrollment wizard means the one-year security lifeline for legacy PCs is available—but not instantly visible to...
Microsoft's Free Windows 10 Security Lifeline Requires a Microsoft Account and OneDrive Sync
Microsoft has quietly opened the door for consumers to get a free year of security updates for Windows 10 after its official end-of-support date—but there’s a catch: you’ll need to link your PC...
Microsoft Deploys Unavoidable Full-Screen Windows 10 EOL Banners After August Updates
Windows 10 users are facing an inescapable wave of full-screen upgrade banners following the August 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, as Microsoft escalates its end-of-life campaign with just weeks...
Why Privacy-Minded Users Must Abandon Windows 10 Before October 2025
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will pull the plug on security updates for Windows 10 Home and Pro, leaving millions of users with a stark choice: pay for extended support, upgrade to Windows 11, or...
OneNote for Windows 10 Goes Read-Only on October 14: Your Migration Countdown Starts Now
Microsoft has set a hard stop for one of its longest-running note-taking apps: OneNote for Windows 10 will become read-only on October 14, 2025, locking all editing and sync capabilities. The company...
OneNote for Windows 10 Read-Only in October, Sync Slows in June: Act Now
Microsoft will lock millions of OneNote for Windows 10 notebooks into a view-only state on October 14, 2025. In an unusual move, the company will start degrading sync performance for the legacy app...
Microsoft's Windows 10 ESU Deal: A 2-Year Countdown to Migrate or Risk It All
Microsoft has quietly handed Windows 10 users a final, time‑stamped reprieve: up to two more years of critical security patches through the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, but the catch is...
10 Surprising Backports Keep Windows 10 Fresh Ahead of 2025 Support Deadline
Microsoft is quietly backporting a surprising number of features to Windows 10, even as the operating system hurtles toward its October 14, 2025 end-of-support date. A redesigned About page finally...
California Man Sues Microsoft to Block Windows 10 Support Cutoff, Alleges Forced Obsolescence and AI Monopoly
A California man is suing Microsoft, demanding a judge block the company from cutting off free security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, in a case that could reshape how tech giants retire...
OneNote for Windows 10 Enters Read-Only Mode on October 14, 2025 — Here’s How to Migrate Without Losing Data
Microsoft has drawn a hard line: after October 14, 2025, OneNote for Windows 10 will become read-only, cutting off editing and cloud sync for millions of users still clinging to the legacy UWP app....
October 2025: Windows 10 Support Ends, Microsoft’s AI-First PC Era Begins
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft cut off free security updates for Windows 10, forcing millions of users still on the decade-old operating system to confront an immediate migration deadline. The...
Windows 10 Share Rebounds to 47% as Microsoft's ESU Offer Stalls Windows 11 Migration
Windows 11’s hard-won market share milestone has evaporated in just weeks, and the culprit is an olive branch Microsoft extended in the opposite direction. In July, Statcounter data showed Windows...