Migration
The latest Migration coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows 11 Slips Below 50% in August as Microsoft’s ESU Option Gives Users a Pause Button
Windows 11 lost its tenuous majority on the global desktop charts last month, sliding back to 49.02% after a brief surge that had pushed it past the 50‑percent threshold in July. Windows 10,...
Windows 10’s October 2025 Deadline: Why Procrastinating on Windows 11 Migration Will Cost You
Microsoft will pull the plug on Windows 10 security updates on October 14, 2025. After that date, no more patches, no more free technical support, and no more feature improvements will reach devices...
StatCounter: Windows 11 Surges to 47.8% of Desktops as Windows 10 End Nears
Windows 11 now runs on 47.8% of the world’s desktop Windows PCs, according to StatCounter’s June 2025 data, putting Microsoft’s latest operating system neck-and-neck with Windows 10 for the...
Windows 10 Gains a One-Year Reprieve—But Only If You Activate OneDrive Backup by October 14
Starting October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop issuing security updates for Windows 10—unless users enroll in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, and the free path requires syncing with...
Microsoft Secure Boot Certs Expire June 2026 — Act Now on Windows 10 ESU
Microsoft’s Secure Boot certificates for Windows will expire in June 2026, the company warned this week, adding a new layer of urgency for the millions of PCs still running Windows 10 after its...
Windows 10 Holdouts Get One-Year Lifeline: Consumer ESU Enrollment Details and Deadlines
The clock is ticking louder for Windows 10 users. Microsoft has set a hard deadline of October 14, 2025, for ordinary security patches, but it’s offering a narrowly scoped escape hatch: the...
Robocopy Revealed: Windows 11's Secret Weapon for Flawless File Copying
{ "title": "Robocopy Revealed: Windows 11's Secret Weapon for Flawless File Copying", "content": "Robocopy is the built-in Windows 11 utility that makes File Explorer’s copy-and-paste look like...
How to Move From Windows to Linux Without the Risks: 4 Expert-Backed Steps
The clock is ticking on Windows 10, with support set to end in October 2025. For millions of PC owners facing a forced upgrade to Windows 11 or an uncertain future on an unsupported OS, the...
No Microsoft ESU for Office 2016/2019: 0patch Offers Critical Micropatching Lifeline After 2025 Cutoff
Microsoft will permanently cut off security updates for Office 2016 and Office 2019 on October 14, 2025, and unlike Windows 10, there will be no paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program to soften...
Microsoft's Mobile Plans App Meets Its End on February 27, 2026: eSIM Moves to Settings
Microsoft has set a date for the Mobile Plans app's demise: February 27, 2026. After that, the app vanishes from the Microsoft Store, and users of eSIM-equipped Windows laptops will need to head to...
Windows 10 Support Ends October 14, 2025 – Here’s Your Migration Battle Plan
October 14, 2025, marks the end of the line for Windows 10. Microsoft will stop shipping all security updates, feature improvements, and routine patches for mainstream editions. For the estimated...
Microsoft’s Agentless VMware-to-Hyper-V Converter Slashes Migration Setup to Under 5 Minutes
Microsoft has released a public preview of a VM Conversion extension for Windows Admin Center that lets IT teams go from zero to converting virtual machines in under five minutes. The extension,...