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According to recent estimates, over 120 million computers will still be running the predecessor to Windows 11 even after October 14th, 2025, which is the official end of support date for Windows 10. Analysis company…
We’re now two months from the planned end of support date for Windows 10, and it seems tempers are running high as tensions continue to build. A man from Southern California filed a lawsuit against…
Windows 10, 10 years past. Looking back, I think that the one thing Windows 10 offered more than anything else was: optimism. Ten years ago today, Windows 10 launched. My review of Windows 10 still…
This fall, Windows 10 will reach its end of life—at least, as defined by Microsoft. On October 14, the company ends feature updates to the operating system. Security and stability updates also become restricted—a potential…
Yesterday, Microsoft released an important out-of-band update for Windows 10, identified as update KB5061768. An out-of-band update is one that’s released outside the usual update schedule, which is typically done to address urgent security issues…
About a month ago, Microsoft tweaked the interface of Windows 10’s taskbar calendar and removed the clock display from the flyout menu, annoying long-time users who depended on it. One reason given for the change…
Update on May 5, 2025: According to a Windows 10 support page (spotted by Windows Latest), the removal of “recent files” app jump lists in Windows 10’s Start menu was confirmed to be a bug…
With the end of Windows 10 support right around the corner, Microsoft clearly sees this as an opportunity to play around with the operating system’s appearance — and push its other products. In particular, the…
Windows 10 continues to enjoy overwhelming popularity as an operating system, not least because many users prefer its features and designs to Windows 11. In addition to the changed taskbar, Start menu, and many other…