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Microsoft Scraps Volume Discounts for Online Services, Costs Set to Surge for Enterprise Buyers
Microsoft will eliminate the longstanding waterfall discounts on its online services sold through volume licensing, a move that partners call the biggest change to Enterprise Agreements in more than...
Windows 10 Gets Its Last Free Security Patch on October 14, 2025—Here’s How to Buy More Time
Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday on October 14, 2025, will deliver the final free security update for Windows 10, version 22H2. After that date, the operating system that still runs on more than...
Microsoft Reveals $30 Consumer ESU to Keep Windows 10 Secure Until October 2027
Windows 10’s formal retirement is no longer a distant calendar item. As of October 14, 2025, Microsoft has ended free security updates and technical support for the operating system that still runs...
Microsoft Fixes Windows 10 ESU Bug as October 2025 Deadline Nears: Here's the Migration Playbook
Microsoft has patched a critical bug that was blocking users from enrolling in the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, just two months before the operating system’s official end of...
Windows 11 24H2: Microsoft Lifts Final Safeguard Holds, Paving Way for AI Adoption
Microsoft has quietly resolved the last of the safeguard holds that were preventing certain PCs from installing Windows 11 version 24H2, officially ending an 18-month saga of compatibility blocks...
From Pilot to Production: How Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Are Redefining Cloud-Delivered Windows 10
The shift to delivering Windows 10 through the cloud has moved from experimental to essential for enterprises wrestling with remote work, security, and cost pressures. Microsoft’s Azure Virtual...
Microsoft Extends Windows 10 Security Updates Through 2027 for Consumers — With a Catch
Microsoft has officially begun enrolling Windows 10 users in its long-awaited Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, granting consumers up to two more years of critical security patches after the...
Microsoft Deploys 60-Day Windows 10 Deadline: ESU Enrollment Opens at $30 for One-Year Patch Extension
Windows 10 users are now confronting a hard deadline as Microsoft begins a phased rollout of a 60-day warning on qualifying devices, pushing them to decide how they will secure their systems before...
Microsoft’s $30 ESU Now Secures Windows 10 Until October 2027, But Migration Jitters Persist
Microsoft’s official Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10 consumers will now provide critical patches until October 12, 2027—a full year longer than many had expected. The news,...
Windows 365 Nested Virtualization Brings Linux to Cloud PCs; Android Support Still a Question Mark
Microsoft has officially documented support for nested virtualization on Windows 365 Cloud PCs, giving enterprise users the ability to run Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), Hyper-V, and Windows...
Microsoft's Cloud PC Bet Pays Off: Windows 365 Evolves with GPU Support, Zero Trust, and Global Agility
On August 2, 2021, Microsoft officially opened the doors to Windows 365, a new cloud service that delivers a full Windows desktop—apps, data, settings, and all—to any device with a browser or...
E-Waste Tsunami or Security Imperative? Windows 11’s TPM 2.0 Mandate Sparks Debate as 400M PCs Hang in Balance
On October 14, 2025, millions of perfectly functional PCs will officially become security risks. That’s the day Microsoft ends free support for Windows 10, and with it, an era of broad hardware...