Update, Jan. 27, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 26, has been updated to expand upon the security dangers ahead for Windows 10 users who don’t take the free upgrade to Windows 11 on offer ...

PC makers expected a faster Windows 11 surge, yet adoption lags far behind ...

The news that Microsoft is ending support for its widely-used Windows 10 operating system has been a topic of conversation for a while now. While many have embraced the shift to Windows 11, others are ...

The end is in sight - for Windows 10, anyway. It's been nearly a decade since Microsoft first launched its popular Windows 10 operating system, and to this day it remains widely used. That's even true ...

They’ve closed down these “windows” for the last time. As of October 14, 2025, Microsoft’s Windows 10 has reached the end of its usable life, prompting an outpouring of tributes from tech-heads ...

Windows 10 was launched in July 2015. It was supposed to be the last major operating system (OS) upgrade, but Microsoft released Windows 11 in October 2021, and now Windows 10 has reached end of life, ...

Microsoft is indicating that the last day to buy a download license of the Windows 10 operating system will be on Jan. 31, 2023. In past years, Microsoft has issued a public notice about the ending of ...