Microsoft ended support for Windows 10—including security updates—on October 14, 2025. It's possible to keep using Windows 10 safely for a few more years, but I don't think it's worth the hassle.

Firstly, the good news: If you have Windows 10 installed on your PC, you can upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 (the latest version of Windows 11) free of charge. This makes sense, as support for Windows 10 ...

The end of Windows 10 support is quickly approaching. If you are still using Windows 10, here is everything you need to know about its upcoming demise. Windows 10 is turning 10 years in a few days, ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Unless you didn't already know, Windows 10 reached end-of-life status in October 2025. Over the last five months or so, Windows 11 saw a sizable influx of new users, with its market share increasing ...

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

First of all, there is no need to panic about this date. Windows 10 will theoretically continue to run indefinitely, as Microsoft is not discontinuing the functionality of the operating system, there ...

Windows 10 has been the dominant operating system for nearly a decade, but its time is coming to an end. In April 2023, Microsoft confirmed that Windows 10, version 22H2, would be the final version of ...

Microsoft remains committed to killing off Windows 10 come October, but the situation isn't quite as black and white as it seems. “Stay on the right side of risk.” That’s what a new advertisement from ...

Are you still using Windows 10 on your desktop or laptop? If so, you need to know this: As of October 14, Microsoft moved the software to its "end of life" phase. What that means is that while Windows ...

I really like it when something I write starts more conversations. A while back I wrote about PCs and antivirus software. In that piece, I included a line that read ...

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