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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...
Microsoft Fixes Windows 10 ESU Bug as October 2025 Deadline Nears: Here's the Migration Playbook
Microsoft has patched a critical bug that was blocking users from enrolling in the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, just two months before the operating system’s official end of...
Windows 11 24H2: Microsoft Lifts Final Safeguard Holds, Paving Way for AI Adoption
Microsoft has quietly resolved the last of the safeguard holds that were preventing certain PCs from installing Windows 11 version 24H2, officially ending an 18-month saga of compatibility blocks...
From Pilot to Production: How Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Are Redefining Cloud-Delivered Windows 10
The shift to delivering Windows 10 through the cloud has moved from experimental to essential for enterprises wrestling with remote work, security, and cost pressures. Microsoft’s Azure Virtual...
Microsoft's Cloud PC Bet Pays Off: Windows 365 Evolves with GPU Support, Zero Trust, and Global Agility
On August 2, 2021, Microsoft officially opened the doors to Windows 365, a new cloud service that delivers a full Windows desktop—apps, data, settings, and all—to any device with a browser or...
How Windows 11's NPU-Powered AI Features Will Reshape Your Desktop: Settings Agent, Semantic Search, and Click to Do
Last week, Microsoft's head of Windows product development, Pavan Davuluri, laid out a concrete roadmap that transforms Windows 11 into an AI-first, multimodal platform—and it’s already shipping....
Windows 10 Security Updates End October 14, 2025: Your Practical Path Forward
Microsoft’s support clock for Windows 10 will run out on October 14, 2025. After that date, the operating system that still powers hundreds of millions of PCs worldwide will no longer receive free...
Microsoft Opens Gated Preview for Windows 365 Reserve: 10-Day Cloud PCs for Emergencies
Microsoft has started inviting organizations to trial Windows 365 Reserve, a new managed Cloud PC service that gives each licensed user up to 10 days of temporary desktop access per year. The...
Consumer Sues Microsoft to Keep Windows 10 Alive, Citing AI Motives and E-Waste
A California consumer has filed a last-minute lawsuit to stop Microsoft from ending free Windows 10 security updates on October 14, 2025, arguing that the cutoff endangers millions of PCs, creates...
Microsoft Opens Gated Preview for Windows 365 Reserve, Offering 10-Day Temporary Cloud PCs for Device Outages
Microsoft has quietly launched a gated public preview of Windows 365 Reserve, a new standalone subscription that provides each covered user up to 10 days of temporary Cloud PC access per year. The...
Lawsuit Demands Microsoft Keep Windows 10 Alive for Free, Citing AI Monopoly and E-Waste
A San Diego man has filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to force Microsoft to continue providing free security updates for Windows 10 until the operating system’s share of active Windows installs...
San Diego Lawsuit Seeks to Extend Windows 10 Support, Cites AI and E-Waste
A San Diego man has filed an eleventh-hour lawsuit to halt Microsoft’s planned end-of-support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, alleging the cutoff is a deliberate strategy to force users onto...