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Ditch Windows 10? These 8 Linux Distros Feel Just Like Home
October 14, 2025 marks the official end of mainstream support for Windows 10, a deadline that will leave millions of PCs without security updates unless their owners buy new hardware or pay for...
Microsoft’s Windows App Purge Accelerates: IE, Paint 3D, and Mail Are Gone—Here’s How to Adapt
The morning of January 1, 2025, delivered a rude surprise for millions of Windows users: the built-in Mail and Calendar apps, staple lightweight clients for years, had stopped syncing emails....
Windows 11 Market Share Dips Below 50%: What the Numbers Really Mean for the Windows 10 End-of-Support Crunch
StatCounter's August 2025 snapshot delivered a jarring headline: Windows 11 slipped below the 50% mark, falling to 49.02% of desktop Windows installations, while Windows 10 clawed back to 45.65%....
Windows 11's Surprise August Slump: Why Windows 10 Is Gaining Users Before Its Demise
Windows 11’s market share took an unexpected turn in August, falling back below the 50% mark just as Microsoft’s aging Windows 10 gears up for its final days of free support. New data from web...
Microsoft to Halt New Outlook Lite Installs in October, Pushing Users to Heavier Outlook Mobile App
Microsoft will block new installations of its lightweight Outlook Lite Android app beginning October 6, 2025, leaving users of entry-level devices and limited data plans without a streamlined,...
Microsoft Retires Five Windows Apps in Sweeping Consolidation Push: Your Complete Migration and Data Backup Guide
On July 18, 2025, Microsoft silently flicked a switch that turned off new purchases and rentals in its Movies & TV storefront, leaving longtime users with one less place to buy digital movies and...
Microsoft Offers Free Windows 10 Security Extension Through Rewards and OneDrive Backup Before Oct 14 Deadline
Microsoft will stop shipping free security patches for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, leaving an estimated hundreds of millions of PCs exposed unless owners take action. For the first time, the...
Microsoft’s October 14 Deadline Forces Windows 10 Users to Choose: Upgrade, Pay, or Risk Security
Windows 10 support ends on October 14, 2025. After that date, Microsoft will stop releasing monthly security updates, leaving millions of PCs vulnerable to new exploits unless users take action. For...
Microsoft's $30 Windows 10 ESU Lifeline: What You Need to Know Before October 2025
October 14, 2025, will mark the end of an era—and the beginning of a significant security risk for anyone still running Windows 10. On that date, Microsoft will stop issuing free security patches,...
Leaked Plans Show Microsoft Folding Copilot Add-Ons Into $30 Seat, Shifting Hefty Usage to Credits
Microsoft is engineering a dramatic reshaping of its Microsoft 365 Copilot pricing strategy that will slash the effective per-user cost for many enterprises while seeding a consumption-based billing...
October 2025 Deadline: Microsoft Ends Access 2016 and 2019 Support With No Extended Security Updates
As of October 14, 2025, Microsoft will permanently cut off security updates and technical support for Access 2016 and Access 2019, leaving organizations with unsupported database applications facing...
Windows 10 ESU Quietly Extended to 2027: How to Get Two More Years of Security Patches
Microsoft has quietly extended its consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10, now offering security patches through October 12, 2027 — a full 16 months beyond the previously...