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Windows 10 Still Runs on 53% of PCs: Your Urgent Migration Roadmap Before October 14
More than half of the world’s PCs—53% to be precise—are still running Windows 10, a staggering statistic just weeks before Microsoft officially retires the operating system on October 14, 2025....
Oracle Ships VirtualBox 7.2.2 to Patch ARM VM Start Failures and TPM Bugs
Oracle rolled out VirtualBox 7.2.2 this week to stamp out several show-stopping regressions that plagued the 7.2 branch, particularly virtual machines that refused to start on Windows‑on‑ARM...
XL Converter Puts AVIF and JPEG XL Within Reach for Windows Users
A free and open-source utility called XL Converter is quietly reshaping how Windows and Linux users approach image optimization, packing support for next-generation formats like JPEG XL and AVIF into...
VirtualBox 7.2.2 Arrives with Critical Fixes for Windows on ARM, TPM, and GUI Stability
Oracle has released VirtualBox 7.2.2, a maintenance update that squarely targets the most disruptive regressions introduced in the ambitious 7.2 major release—virtual machines that refused to start...
Windows 10 End of Support: 60% of Corporate Devices Still Unready as October Deadline Hits
October 14, 2025, marks the definitive end of free security updates, feature patches, and technical support for Windows 10—but with barely months to go, up to 60% of corporate devices and 53% of...
Windows 7 Now Holds Single-Digit Market Share: Critical Security Steps for Remaining Users
The often-cited statistic that one-third of the world's computers run Windows 7 is no longer accurate—and hasn't been for years. Modern telemetry from multiple independent trackers places Windows...
Windows 10’s KB5065429 Update Opens the Consumer ESU Enrollment Door as End of Support Nears
Microsoft has pushed out KB5065429, the September 2025 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2, and it arrives as more than just a standard security rollup — it’s the key that unlocks the consumer...
CVE-2025-49692: Azure Connected Machine Agent Vulnerability Demands Immediate Patching
Microsoft has released a security update to address a critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability (CVE-2025-49692) in the Azure Connected Machine agent, the software component that enables Azure...
Ditch Windows 10? These 8 Linux Distros Feel Just Like Home
October 14, 2025 marks the official end of mainstream support for Windows 10, a deadline that will leave millions of PCs without security updates unless their owners buy new hardware or pay for...
Windows 10’s October 2025 Sunset: Here’s How to Run Windows Apps on Linux
October 14, 2025 marks the end of support for Windows 10, leaving millions of users without security updates. For many, this deadline is a catalyst to finally migrate their workflows to Linux—but a...
Windows 11 25H2 Lands in Release Preview: Enablement Package Promises One-Reboot Upgrade
Microsoft has put Windows 11 version 25H2 into the Release Preview channel, marking the start of the final validation phase before it reaches broad availability later this year. The update, already...
Linux Mint 22.2 ‘Zara’ Lands with Fingerprint Login and HWE Kernel 6.14
Linux Mint 22.2, codenamed “Zara,” arrived on September 5, 2025, as a point release that sharpens the desktop experience without upending the LTS foundation. The update brings native fingerprint...