US EditionI Spoke with an AMD VP About Windows 10 End of Life and Transitioning to Windows 11 — Here's What You Need to Know
Up to 40% of users still run Windows 10 as Microsoft ends free updates, offering limited extended security patches and urging upgrades to Windows 11 for better protection.
- Effective October 14, 2025, Microsoft ceases standard free support and updates for Windows 10, ending new features, security patches, and technical assistance for the OS.
- Microsoft is urging upgrades to Windows 11, which it says offers heightened security by default, but strict hardware limits including TPM 2.0 and specific processors block many older PCs.
- As of September, data show four out of ten individuals worldwide still use Windows 10, and Statcounter reports it rose to 45.53 percent in August 2025 while Windows 11 fell to 49 percent.
- Experts warn that without patches, up to 400 million computers could lose safe operation, while Microsoft offers the Extended Security Updates program until October 13, 2026.
- Some consumers may respond by buying new PCs, creating up to 1.6 billion pounds of electronic waste, or switch to free alternatives like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, ChromeOS Flex, or pay a one-time $30 fee.
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Microsoft ends free updates for Windows 10, raising cybersecurity concerns
FARGO — Starting Tuesday, Oct. 14, Microsoft no longer offers free software updates for Windows 10. According to the national Public Interest Research Group, up to 400 million computers could lose the ability to run the operating system safely. Nathan Proctor, a senior campaign director for PIRG, said that not all computers meet the hardware requirements to upgrade to Windows 11. He said some people and businesses may opt to buy new computers, …
Windows 10 began today its farewell tour. Microsoft’s operating system introduced in September 2014 eleven years ago is, since today, an obsolete operating system: not because it has a successor (that’s Windows 11, available four years ago), but because the company leaves, since today, to support it. There will be no improvements, no corrections. It remains as it is. Strictly speaking, this operating system has a long breath withdrawal ahead: Mi…
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