Update, Jan. 27, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 26, has been updated to expand upon the security dangers ahead for Windows 10 users who don’t take the free upgrade to Windows 11 on offer ...

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 ...

For more than a decade, Windows 10 has been the familiar digital workspace for millions. It’s the operating system you trust when you hit “save,” the one you boot up every morning for work, school, or ...

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 ...

‘2025 continues to emerge as the year of the Windows 11 PC refresh,’ said Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft executive vice president and consumer chief marketing officer. Microsoft is adding more free Windows 10 ...

There are over 500 million people globally who use Microsoft Windows 10 on their computer. And now, Microsoft has ended automatic, free updates for that operating system starting Tuesday, Oct. 14. It ...