Washington: Microsoft on Wednesday announced new options for US and European customers to safely extend the life of the Windows 10 operating system free of charge just days before a key deadline to ...

Update September 25, 14:58 EDT: In a follow-up statement after the article was published, Microsoft told BleepingComputer that EEA customers will only be able to get free Windows 10 extended security ...

Ripple effect: Windows 10 will reach end-of-life status in less than a month, despite its enduring popularity. Microsoft's temporary program to extend security updates for the operating system ...

With Windows 10 support ending 14 October 2025, EEA users get free Extended Security Updates till 2026 Salvatore De Lellis: Pexels As the 14 October 2025 deadline fast approaches for Windows 10's end ...

You won’t have to enable Windows Backup to get extended Windows 10 security updates in the European Economic Area. You won’t have to enable Windows Backup to get ...

Score another win for EU consumers. On Wednesday, Microsoft backtracked on the strings it had attached to Windows 10's Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. However, it only did so in the European ...

Windows 10 is officially unsupported starting next month… sort of. Perhaps seeing the writing on the wall (which it wrote itself), Microsoft has given Windows 10 holdouts an extra year of security ...

CR says that Windows 10's end of support will strand millions of PC owners. It calls Microsoft's actions "hypocritical" and cites national security concerns. CR also calls for continued free security ...

Windows 10 users in the European Economic Area can now receive an extra year of security updates without using reward points or buying additional storage. Jibin is a tech news writer based in ...

Like many people right now, Westchester resident Pat Simon is stressing over her Windows 10 computer. “The thing is, it’s not that old… I don’t know why it wouldn’t upgrade to 11,” she said. After 10 ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. Microsoft's extended security updates (ESU) for Windows 10 will be absolutely free for users in the European Economic ...

Microsoft will end software support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. It’s a deadline we’ve known for some time now, but things have recently got a little more complicated. With no security updates ...