Microsoft will sunset free support and security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. The company has put forth some basic recommendations in its Windows 11 transition guide: Back up your files, ...

Windows 10 launched in 2015 and had a good ten-year run, but on October 14, 2025 Microsoft is set to pull the plug on it and stop issuing new support patches and security updates. That's significant ...

Windows 10 will officially reach its end of support on October 14, 2025. If you are still on Windows 10 after October 14, unless you're using a specialized version with long-term support, you will no ...

Microsoft says Windows 10 home users who want to delay switching to Windows 11 can enroll in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program at no additional cost using Microsoft Rewards points or ...

Here's what those enrolled in the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates program need to know about each monthly security ...

I don't really want to, but I also don't want to be screwed over. I want to make the transition as seamless as possible, preferably with the icons and everything not even moving on the desktop (for ...

With Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 this October, many people are racing to upgrade. Catherine, a longtime HP desktop user, shared her concerns with us: "I need to purchase a new/updated ...

The Windows Insider Program is an excellent way for advanced or curious users to try in-development builds of Windows 11 before anyone else, even if Microsoft has historically made life difficult by ...

You'll need a secondary drive to back up your main drive. Windows 10 and Windows 11 prefer to back up files to OneDrive, Microsoft's online backup and synchronization offering (more on that below).