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Windows 11 23H2 Hits End of Life November 11: Why Gamers Now Have No Excuse to Avoid 24H2
Windows 11 version 23H2 will stop receiving security updates on November 11, 2025, Microsoft has confirmed, leaving millions of users with a hard deadline to upgrade to a supported release or face...
Windows 11 23H2 Home & Pro Support Ends Nov 11, 2025: Upgrade Guide and Risks
Microsoft has drawn a hard line in the sand: Windows 11 version 23H2 will stop receiving security and quality updates for Home and Pro editions on November 11, 2025. The cutoff follows the...
Windows 10 EOL: Migrate Seamlessly with Linuxfx, the Ubuntu Distro That Feels Like Windows
The countdown to October 14, 2025, is on—Microsoft has firmly set that as the day Windows 10 reaches end of support. After that date, no more security patches, no technical assistance, and no...
Microsoft Sets August 2025 Deadline for PowerShell 2.0 Removal from Windows 11 and Server 2025
Microsoft will begin removing Windows PowerShell 2.0 from shipping Windows images starting with Windows 11, version 24H2 in August 2025 and following with Windows Server 2025 in September 2025. The...
Microsoft Formalizes Paid Extended Support for Azure MySQL to Ease Upgrade Rush
Microsoft has introduced a paid Extended Support program for Azure Database for MySQL, automatically enrolling servers that run community end-of-life versions and charging customers on a per-vCore,...
Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 23H2 End Date, Kills Windows 11 SE by 2026
Windows 11 Home and Pro users have until November 11, 2025, to upgrade from version 23H2 before Microsoft permanently cuts off security updates. Meanwhile, the company is quietly retiring Windows 11...
Microsoft Strips PowerShell 2.0 from Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025 — Here’s What Breaks
Starting in August 2025, Microsoft will begin stripping the aging PowerShell 2.0 engine from fresh installations of Windows 11 version 24H2, with Windows Server 2025 following in September. The move,...
Microsoft Kills PowerShell 2.0 in Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025: IT Must Migrate Now
The ancient PowerShell 2.0 engine, a holdover from the Windows 7 era, is vanishing from new Windows images starting this month. Microsoft has begun excising the legacy runtime from Windows 11 version...
Microsoft to Strip PowerShell 2.0 from Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025 Starting August
Microsoft will yank PowerShell 2.0 out of Windows 11, version 24H2, and Windows Server 2025 beginning this August, ending a 16-year run for the legacy scripting engine that has become a persistent...
Microsoft Edge to Get Free Security Updates on Windows 10 Through 2028, No ESU Required
Microsoft will continue delivering security patches and feature updates for its Edge browser and WebView2 runtime on Windows 10, version 22H2, through at least October 2028 — a full three years...
Windows 10's Decade-Long Run Nears the Finish Line: How to Prepare for the October 14, 2025 Shutdown
{ "title": "Windows 10's Decade-Long Run Nears the Finish Line: How to Prepare for the October 14, 2025 Shutdown", "content": "On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will withdraw regular security...
Microsoft Extends Edge and WebView2 Updates on Windows 10 Through 2028—Three Years Past OS Retirement
Microsoft will continue delivering security and quality updates for Microsoft Edge and the WebView2 runtime on Windows 10 until at least October 2028, three years beyond the operating system’s own...