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Windows 10 Regains Ground as October 2025 Deadline Looms, ESU Program Provides One-Year Bridge
Windows 10 clawed back nearly three percentage points of desktop usage share in late summer, slashing Windows 11’s lead to a fragile 3–4 points. Fresh StatCounter figures place Windows 11 at...
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 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...
Windows Server 2019’s 2029 Hard Stop: Your Blueprint for a Secure Transition
Organizations running Windows Server 2019 have until January 9, 2029 before the operating system reaches its final end-of-life and stops receiving security patches—a deadline that demands immediate...
Microsoft Ends Windows 11 SE: Lessons and Challenges for K-12 Education Technology
A decisive chapter in the evolution of educational technology is drawing to a close: Microsoft’s discontinuation of Windows 11 SE marks not only the sunset of a product but also a strategic retreat...
Navigating the End of Support for Microsoft Exchange Server and Skype for Business: Risks, Migration Strategies, and Future Readiness
As Microsoft draws the curtain on support for Exchange Server and Skype for Business Server, organizations worldwide find themselves at a critical crossroads. This move—long in the making, yet for...
Windows 10 Support Ends Oct 2025: IT Must Audit Hardware Now or Face Risk
With the approach of Windows 10’s end-of-support, IT leaders and organizations face one of the most significant operating system transitions in a decade. For more than a billion active devices, the...
Microsoft 365 Feature Updates End on Windows 10, Windows 11 Required for New Tools
Microsoft’s latest announcement marks a watershed moment for the Windows ecosystem, confirming what many IT professionals and business users had feared: Feature updates for Microsoft 365 apps on...
Windows 11 Surpasses Windows 10 as Dominant Desktop OS in 2025: Key Trends & Challenges
Windows 11 has officially overtaken Windows 10 as the most widely used desktop operating system, marking a significant milestone in Microsoft's OS evolution. According to StatCounter's July 2025...
Windows 11 Overtakes Windows 10 in 2025: Market Trends and User Adoption Insights
The desktop computing landscape has entered a pivotal new era as Windows 11 has finally surpassed Windows 10 in global market share, securing its position as the leading desktop operating system....
Windows 11 Overtakes Windows 10 in Market Share as Support Deadline Looms
Microsoft's Windows 11 has achieved a historic milestone by surpassing Windows 10 in global market share, according to the latest industry reports. This shift comes as enterprises and individual...
Exchange Server Subscription Edition launches July 1 with core-based annual licensing
Microsoft has officially released the Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE) on July 1, 2025, marking a significant shift in how enterprises license and manage their on-premises email...