Microsoft’s consumer Extended Security Updates program for Windows 10 now runs until Oct. 12, 2027, a full year past the Oct. 13, 2026 date that had been published for home users. A PC enrolled in the ...

Windows users are, understandably, given the size of the operating system market share, a prime target for attackers of all kinds, from nation-state espionage actors to hackers and scammers. Windows ...

If you're still running Windows 10, Microsoft has some good news: it has extended the free Extended Security Update program for consumers by one full year. Here's everything you need to know.

Support for Windows 10 officially ended a year ago, on Oct. 14, 2025. Any PC running Windows 10 with its default settings no longer receives critical monthly security updates from the Windows Update ...

Last fall, Microsoft announced that individuals who wanted to keep using Windows 10 past its official end-of-support date could do so by opting into the company’s Extended Security Update (ESU) ...

Support for Windows 10 officially ended last October. Microsoft is prioritizing updates for the latest OS, Windows 11, and has thus stopped providing security updates for its decade-old predecessor.

Update: Added Microsoft's statement to the article. Microsoft has quietly extended its free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for consumers by an additional year, allowing enrolled ...