Extended Security Updates
The latest Extended Security Updates coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
How much does Windows 11’s security really cost your gaming performance?
Microsoft will stop releasing security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, putting millions of gamers on a deadline: upgrade to Windows 11 or risk running an unpatched system. New testing...
New Data Shows Windows 10 Users Are Buying PCs, Not Switching to Linux
With Windows 10 support ending on October 14, 2025, new industry figures indicate that rather than embracing Linux, most users with incompatible PCs are opting to purchase new Windows 11 hardware....
No Office ESU: Your Windows 10 and Office 2016/2019 Survival Plan for October 14
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop delivering security updates, bug fixes, and technical support for Windows 10 version 22H2 and the perpetual-license editions of Office 2016 and Office...
KB5061096: Microsoft’s PowerShell Hotpatch Brings Urgent Fix, But Restart Risk Lingers
Microsoft dropped an out-of-band security update for Windows PowerShell on May 13, 2025, delivering KB5061096 as a rebootless hotpatch for devices enrolled in its Hotpatch program. The catch? If a...
Windows 10 Support Ends October 14, 2025: Upgrade, Pay for Security, or Face the Risk
Microsoft will stop issuing security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. With nearly half of all Windows PCs still running the old operating system, millions of users face a ticking clock....
Steam Sets January 2026 Deadline: 32-Bit Windows Support Ends, 0.01% of Players Affected
Valve has confirmed that the Steam client will stop receiving updates on 32-bit versions of Windows starting January 1, 2026, according to a report from Twisted Voxel citing the company. The move...
Windows 10 Support Ends Oct 14, 2025: Your Options from ESU to AI-Powered Copilot+ PCs
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop all security updates and technical support for Windows 10, forcing millions of home users and businesses to face a hard deadline. The end-of-life event is...
Windows 10 Support Ends in 5 Months: Australia's Upgrade Path Is Splitting Between Sprint and Stall
Australia’s IT partners are racing against an immovable deadline: October 14, 2025. That’s when Microsoft will stop releasing free security updates for Windows 10, leaving millions of PCs...
Consumer Reports Demands Free Windows 10 Security Updates Beyond October 2025 — Here’s What It Means for You
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop issuing free security patches for Windows 10. Consumer Reports is now pushing for that deadline to be meaningless for the millions of people who can’t or...
WVU Orders Immediate Network Removal of All Windows 10 PCs by Oct. 1, 2025
West Virginia University will forcibly disconnect every managed computer still running Windows 10 from its campus network on October 1, 2025—a strict enforcement move that arrives two weeks before...
Windows 10 Support Ends October 2025: SMBs Face a Stark Choice Between Proactive Migration and Costly Chaos
Microsoft will pull the plug on free Windows 10 security updates, bug fixes, and technical support on October 14, 2025. That date is not a suggestion or a marketing scare tactic. It is a hard,...
Windows 10 Support Ends October 2025: BPO Industry's Migration Crisis Deepens
Less than six months before Microsoft retires security support for Windows 10, business process outsourcing (BPO) firms are staring down an operational emergency. On October 14, 2025, the company...