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Your Windows 10 PC Won't Get Security Updates After Oct. 14 Unless You Do This

Support for Windows 10 is scheduled to end on Oct. 14. Although the older operating system is 10 years old, it's still used by up to 400 million computers and nearly 41% of PC owners. If you're among ...

Microsoft Just Broke (and Fixed) Extended Security Updates for Windows 10

Windows 10 is no longer officially supported by Microsoft, but that doesn't mean the company has actually stopped supporting it. It's not as confusing as it sounds: As of Oct. 14, Microsoft has ...
PC World

Windows Security won’t start? Here’s how to get it back

In recent years, users have repeatedly reported that “Windows Security” no longer starts. As Windows virus protection is also included here, this error should be ...
Mashable

Windows 10 updates won’t be free after 2025 — here’s why

Why is Microsoft ending support for Windows 10? According to a blog post from Microsoft on Tuesday, starting Oct. 14, 2025, the company will start charging for Windows 10 security updates. The ...
Ars Technica

Consumers won’t be offered all three years of extended Windows 10 security updates

Most Windows 10 PCs will stop getting new security updates in October 2025, less than a year from today. For businesses and schools, the company is offering up to three years of extended security ...
Neowin

Microsoft Weekly: Windows security, Edge leakage, and the end of Windows 10Microsoft Weekly: Windows security, Edge leakage, and the end of Windows 10Microsoft Weekly: Windows ...

Windows security was a hot topic in our news coverage this week. Microsoft released various PowerShell scripts to help IT admins identify if recent patches have mitigated security flaws in their ...