If you have a PC running Windows 10, your machine will stop receiving security updates on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The decade-old operating system is still used by nearly 41% of PC owners and up to 400 ...

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 ...

Republished on October 14 as Windows 10 deadline hits 500 million users. Hundreds of millions of Microsoft users are understandably confused. If you’re running Windows 10 because you can’t or won’t ...

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Last fall, Microsoft announced that individuals who wanted to keep using Windows 10 past its official end-of-support date could do so by opting into the company’s Extended Security Update (ESU) ...

Migrate to Windows 11, pay for extended Windows 10 support, or forgo security updates? With less than three months to go, IT leaders are taking a multi-pronged approach. When Microsoft’s regular ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. This update mistake has finally been fixed. Updated on Nov. 5 with ...