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Microsoft will end software support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. It’s a deadline we’ve known for some time now, but things have recently got a little more complicated. With no security updates ...

The Windows 10 support deadline ends in the next few weeks and Microsoft has been forced to change its policy for some regions. The company has made it clear that once the October 2025 deadline ends ...

Windows 10's extended support updates (ESU) program is now totally free in the European Economic Area, and Microsoft has revised the requirements for access to continued security updates throughout ...

Microsoft is giving Windows 10 users in Europe an extra year of free security updates. Support was set to end in October 2025 but will now continue until October 13, 2026 for devices in the European ...

Score another win for EU consumers. On Wednesday, Microsoft backtracked on the strings it had attached to Windows 10's Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. However, it only did so in the European ...

Update September 25, 14:58 EDT: In a follow-up statement after the article was published, Microsoft told BleepingComputer that EEA customers will only be able to get free Windows 10 extended security ...

UPDATE [September 26]: Microsoft has outlined requirements to get free ESU in Europe. A statement provided by company to Bleeping Computer and details seen by Windows Central reads: Sign in to your PC ...

CR says that Windows 10's end of support will strand millions of PC owners. It calls Microsoft's actions "hypocritical" and cites national security concerns. CR also calls for continued free security ...