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Lawsuit Demands Free Windows 10 Updates Beyond 2025, Citing Forced Obsolescence and E-Waste Concerns
A California resident has filed a lawsuit aiming to stop Microsoft from ending free security updates for Windows 10 in October 2025, accusing the company of forced obsolescence, anticompetitive...
Windows 10 Users Urged to Secure a Verified ISO Now Before Microsoft Pulls the Plug in October
Microsoft has locked in October 14, 2025, as the final end of support for Windows 10, and the clock is ticking for anyone who plans to keep running or repairing systems after that date. The company...
San Diego Lawsuit: Microsoft Accused of Using Windows 10 Sunset to Force AI PC Upgrades
A lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court seeks an injunction that would force Microsoft to continue issuing free security updates for Windows 10 indefinitely, upending the company’s long-planned...
Windows 10 Death Clock Ticks to October 14, 2025: The 5 Options You Must Weigh Before It’s Too Late
The atomic clock is ticking, and Microsoft isn’t hitting snooze. Windows 10—still running on nearly 70% of the world’s PCs—will stop receiving security updates on October 14, 2025. For the...
Windows 10 August Update Opens ESU Enrollment, Hardens Secure Boot Against Rollback
Microsoft’s cumulative update KB5063709, released on August 12, 2025, arrives at a critical juncture for Windows 10 users. With the end-of-support deadline looming on October 14, 2025, the patch...
KB5063709 Update Fixes Windows 10 ESU Enrollment Crash, Adds Secure Boot Anti-Rollback
Microsoft has released cumulative update KB5063709 for Windows 10 versions 21H2 and 22H2, pushing system builds to 19044.6216 and 19045.6216, respectively. The August 2025 Patch Tuesday rollout...
KB5063709 Fixes Broken ESU Enrollment on Windows 10, Now at Build 19045.6216
Microsoft’s August 2025 Patch Tuesday delivered KB5063709, a cumulative security update that finally repairs the crashing Extended Security Updates enrollment wizard—a bug that had locked users...
Windows 11's Built-in Backup Won't Save Your PC: The Hybrid Strategy That Actually Works
The first time I tried to restore a Windows 11 system image using Microsoft’s legacy Backup and Restore tool, I learned a hard lesson: the image wouldn’t boot, and Microsoft’s own documentation...
California Lawsuit Could Force Microsoft to Extend Windows 10 Support as 240M PCs Face Scrapheap
In a legal challenge that could reshape how Microsoft retires its most popular operating system, a California lawsuit is demanding the company continue issuing free security updates for Windows 10...
IrfanView 4.73 Adds ARM64 Support—But Is It Still the Best Shuffle Slideshow Viewer for Windows?
When Microsoft overhauled the Photos app, one casualty was the simple shuffle slideshow—a feature many users relied on to rediscover forgotten photos or display art on a second screen. Fortunately,...
Microsoft Warns of CVE-2025-53726: Windows Push Notification Flaw Grants SYSTEM Access to Local Attackers
Microsoft has published a high-priority security advisory for CVE-2025-53726, a type-confusion vulnerability in the Windows Push Notifications component that allows an authenticated local attacker to...
Patch Now: Windows CDPSvc Use-After-Free Bug (CVE-2025-48000) Grants Attackers SYSTEM Privileges
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Connected Devices Platform Service (CDPSvc) lets any local authenticated attacker gain full SYSTEM control—and the fix landed in Microsoft’s July...