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Windows 10 security updates just stopped—how to enroll in paid patches before the October 2026 cutoff
Windows 10's free ride ended on October 14, 2025. For the millions of PCs still running the decade-old operating system, the only path to monthly security patches now runs through Microsoft's...
Microsoft Extends Free Windows 10 Security Updates Until October 2027 — What It Means for Your PC
Microsoft has quietly handed Windows 10 users a three-year reprieve. Consumer security updates, originally slated to end in October 2025, will now continue at no cost through October 12, 2027. The...
Your Smart TV May Be Spying on You — and 2 Other Security Alerts You Need to Act On Now
A trio of security threats escalated this week, each attacking trust in a technology millions rely on daily: smart TVs secretly running proxy services, a fresh wave of confusion and risk around...
Windows 10 Lives On: Microsoft Extends Consumer Security Updates Until October 2027
Microsoft has quietly extended the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10, granting enrolled PCs an additional year of critical security patches. The new deadline is October...
Windows 10 Gets a Reprieve: How Microsoft’s Consumer ESU Pushes Security Patches to 2027
October 14, 2025, was the day Microsoft pulled the plug on mainstream Windows 10 support. For the millions of PCs still running the operating system, that meant no more free security updates, bug...
Microsoft Hikes Windows 10 ESU Prices, Xbox Consoles, and Services in Revenue Push
Microsoft this week rolled out a series of pricing adjustments that will make it more expensive to keep using Windows 10 past its support deadline and to game on Xbox hardware. The changes, which...
Microsoft’s AI Power Play: Gigawatt Data Centers and the Windows 10 ESU Tightrope
Microsoft shares staged a late-June comeback, clawing back losses from a turbulent week that saw tech stocks battered by renewed interest rate anxiety. The rally put a green finish on what had been...
Free Windows 11 Upgrades in 2026: Official Paths, Rufus Workarounds, and the $30 ESU Lifeline
Windows 10 support ended in October 2025, yet millions of PCs still run the aging OS. Microsoft has quietly extended its free Windows 11 upgrade window into 2026, offering several official routes for...
Microsoft Quietly Adds Extra Year to Windows 10 Consumer Security Patch Program
Microsoft has quietly pushed out the sunset date for Windows 10 security patches on personal devices by a full twelve months. The company has revised its consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU)...
Windows 10’s Stay of Execution: Microsoft Extends Consumer Security Patches to October 2027
Microsoft has quietly updated its consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) policy for Windows 10, extending the deadline for critical security patches by an extra year and a half. Enrolled PCs will...
Windows Security to Add Secure Boot Readiness Indicator for Certificate Migration in April 2026
Microsoft is preparing to add a long‑awaited Secure Boot readiness status to the Windows Security app, with the feature set to roll out in April 2026 as part of an ongoing certificate migration...
KB5087544 Update Brings Secure Boot Status to Windows Security App Ahead of 2026 Certificate Expiry
Microsoft's May 12, 2026 Windows 10 extended security update (ESU) KB5087544 introduces a critical new visibility feature: the Windows Security app now displays the current Secure Boot status, giving...