Update, Jan. 27, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 26, has been updated to expand upon the security dangers ahead for Windows 10 users who don’t take the free upgrade to Windows 11 on offer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Here’s precisely how you can do it and join the surge in ...

Users who want to stick with Windows 10 beyond its planned end-of-support date but still receive security updates, can enroll into the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, Microsoft has ...

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 ...

Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It’s a stick that Microsoft is using to push ...

This month’s Windows updates will be delivered automatically on the second Tuesday of the month, aka Patch Tuesday. Unless you have a PC running Windows 10. Support for that operating system has ...

Still on Windows 10? Here's How to Get Security Support for Another Year Microsoft's Extended Security Updates program for Windows 10 is now available through October 2027. If you're still on the ...

Private users can get free Windows 10 updates, but errors may block the ESU registration option. We’ll show you how to fix these issues and keep Windows 10 secure for another year. Home users who sign ...

Remote access to another PC via the internet can be a blessing, solving many IT problems quickly and easily. The helper can get a clear picture and often solve the problem immediately, even without ...