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Microsoft just gave Windows 10 users a lifeline, but there's a catch — here's how to know if you qualify for free extended updates

Microsoft will stop issuing security patches and feature updates to Windows 10 in mid-October, which means it will soon start becoming riskier to use online. Microsoft is offering an Extended Support ...
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Microsoft extends Windows 10 support, but there’s a hidden catch

For more than a decade, Windows 10 has been the familiar digital workspace for millions. It’s the operating system you trust when you hit “save,” the one you boot up every morning for work, school, or ...
Odessa American

IT’S GEEK TO ME: Microsoft’s ESU program comes with a ‘catch’

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Geek Note: Sorry readers — no Q&A this week. Just like letters or Christmas cards, you have to write ‘em to get ‘em, and ...
AOL

Windows 10 Security Updates Will End on Tuesday, but You Still Have This Option

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 ...
Forbes

Microsoft’s Free Windows Offer Ends In Days: You Need To Act Right Now

Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 in a matter of days, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. This change, which has been signposted for months, means there will be no more free security updates or ...
PC Magazine

Microsoft Fixes Windows 10 Bug Blocking Extended Security Update Enrollment

Microsoft today released a fix for the problem, which affects its Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. For those who aren't yet ready to upgrade to Windows 11 or don't have a compatible PC, ESU ...
ZDNet

Can't sign up for Windows 10 security updates? Here's the fix

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