Windows, Microsoft and security updates

Microsoft Update Warning—400 Million Windows PCs Now At Risk
The more serious challenge, though, will be one of user inertia. At last count, estimates are that there remain 900 million PCs running Windows 10, of which only 400 million are not technically capable of the leap to Windows 11.
Consumers won’t be offered all three years of extended Windows 10 security updates
But Microsoft announced today that end users would only be able to buy a single year of extended security updates for their Windows 10 PCs at the price of $30 per PC. The company confirmed to us that the second and third years of security updates would be exclusive to businesses and schools.
Microsoft Introduces US$30 Option For Continued Windows 10 Security Beyond 2025
Microsoft has announced plans to offer paid security updates for home users who choose to keep using Windows 10 beyond the official end of support date on
Want Windows 10 Security? That Will Be $30, Microsoft Says
Keeping your copy of Windows up-to-date with security fixes is critical, and for Windows 10 users it will soon be optional. Microsoft wants $30 to keep you secure.
Microsoft will charge Windows 10 users $30 per year for security updates
Microsoft offers consumers an option to keep using Windows 10 with security updates after support expires: an Extended Security Updates subscription for $30 per year.
You can now try Microsoft’s more modern Windows Hello UI
Microsoft is modernizing how its Windows Hello authentication, which includes facial and fingerprint recognition, works in Windows 11. The revamp to the Windows Hello experience is now in beta testing with Windows Insiders,
Microsoft to Charge $30 for Another Year of Windows 10 Security Updates
If you’re running Windows 10 and want to use it beyond the bitter end of support next fall, Microsoft has a deal for you: $30 for a year of updates. The software giant announced that, closer to the October 14,
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For Windows 10 Holdouts, One More Year of Support Will Cost $30
Tech support won't be offered for Windows 10, but security updates will roll out past 2025 with the Extended Security Updates ...
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Microsoft confirms issues in Windows 10 KB5045594, KB5044273 (mandatory update)
Another user flagged that after they installed Windows 10 KB5044273 updates, their apps did not start automatically when they ...
Here’s How Microsoft Will Generate Revenue From Your Company’s Old Windows 10 Computers
Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system has been out since 2021, but many users are resisting upgrading from Windows 10. Microsoft will charge for security updates to push them to switch.
Millions of Windows 10 users face shock Microsoft fee, here's what it will cost you
If you are still addicted to Windows 10 and simply won't move over to Windows 11 then beware. Microsoft is ending all ...
You have one year to safely use Windows 10 before you’ll need to pay
Microsoft is bring its ESU program to consumers for the first time, allowing Windows 10 lovers to opt in for an extra year of ...
Microsoft wants $30 to let you keep using Windows 10 securely for another year
Windows 10 end of support is coming in October 2025, and consumers will only be able to buy an extra year of security updates ...
Windows 10 is officially dying next October — but you can get a year of extra support for $30
For those of us who haven't moved on to Windows 11, support for Windows 10 will officially end on October 14, 2025. However, ...
Your Windows 10 PC can't be upgraded? You have 5 options before support ends in 2025
The schedule is defined by Microsoft's Modern Lifecycle Policy, which is documented on the Microsoft Lifecycle page: ...