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Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 in October 2025 led to an increase in global PC shipments in Q3 2025, and one of the ...

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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 ...

The Windows 10 end-of-support deadline is driving the largest coordinated PC replacement cycle in years across the industry, and Apple is emerging as one of the main beneficiaries as Mac shipments ...

The analytics firm's statistics for global PC shipments show a strong rise of 8.1% in Q3 2025 compared to the same quarter last year, which has been partly driven by the end of Windows 10 coming to ...

For the cost of a sandwich, you’ll get Microsoft’s newest OS, full security support, and access to its growing suite of AI ...

Windows 10 PCs can receive free security updates until October 2026. To qualify for free personal updates, enroll with a Microsoft account. Customers in any of the 30 EEA countries automatically ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. RIP Windows 10. Formal support for Microsoft's older OS ended on Oct. 14, but if your PC isn't compatible with Windows ...

Microsoft support for Windows 10—including security updates—ended on October 14. You can cling to Windows 10 safely for a couple more years, but should you? I know that Windows users tend to favor the ...

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