Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It’s a stick that Microsoft is using to push ...

Windows users are, understandably, given the size of the operating system market share, a prime target for attackers of all kinds, from nation-state espionage actors to hackers and scammers. Windows ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Republished on July 25 with analysis of Microsoft’s new update claims ...

Secure Boot protects your PC against bootkit malware. The Windows update refreshes expiring Secure Boot certificates. To install, head to Settings and select Windows Update. I typically advise Windows ...

In this post, we will show you how to fix a Windows 11 Update slow download issue. If your Windows 11 Update is taking a very long time to download, you are not alone. Many users have reported that ...

On October 14, 2025, Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10. Although they gave users ample time to switch to Windows 11, millions still rely on Windows 10 and cannot upgrade to the new OS ...

Update September 25, 14:58 EDT: In a follow-up statement after the article was published, Microsoft told BleepingComputer that EEA customers will only be able to get free Windows 10 extended security ...

In what marks the end of an era, Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5066791 cumulative update, the final cumulative update for the operating system as it reaches the end of its support lifecycle.

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, ...

You won’t have to enable Windows Backup to get extended Windows 10 security updates in the European Economic Area. You won’t have to enable Windows Backup to get ...