Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Following Microsoft’s surprising u-turn on Windows 10 support, with ...

Microsoft will be rolling out the ESU wizard in July 2025. Support for Windows 10 ends in October. Microsoft is ending Windows 10 support on Oct 14. This means that there will be no more updates to ...

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5078885 extended security update to fix the March 2026 Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities, ...

On October 14th, Microsoft will be officially ending support for Windows 10. However, if you aren't ready to upgrade yet, you can sign up for Extended Security Updates so you can continue getting ...

Home users who sign in to Windows 10 with a Microsoft account can register for Extended Security Updates (ESU) at no cost and continue receiving free updates until October 14th, 2026. The first ...

I activated that last week on my last computer not running Linux yet (gaming rig, and I don't really game anymore so I'm just procrastinating until the last minute), but at this point I've been ...

Running a system with Windows 10 is now as risky as it gets. This is because Microsoft has moved past the 10-year-old system and wants nothing with it anymore. The company will no longer maintain your ...

You have until Oct. 14 to act so make sure you do your prep work now. To give its users more time to upgrade their software and hardware to Windows 11, Microsoft has ...