Don't want to fork over $30 to keep receiving Windows 10 security updates? Microsoft offers a couple of ways to avoid the fee, but customers in Europe get the best deal.

With the first Patch Tuesday following Windows 10's end of support approaching next week, users who continue to run the operating system should enroll in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program to ...

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 ...

Microsoft has released the KB5068781 update, the first Windows 10 extended security update since the operating system reached end of support last month.

Microsoft briefly broke the Extended Security Updates wizard needed to continue receiving Windows 10 updates. Windows 10 ...

Support for Windows 10 is scheduled to end on Oct. 14. Although the older operating system is 10 years old, it's still used by up to 400 million computers and nearly 41% of PC owners. If you're among ...

Some Windows users are in a quandary. Since Windows 10 ceased to receive support from Oct. 14, the only way to avoid moving ...

Following the one for Lumma last month, Microsoft has also published a new Defender update for Windows 11/10/Server installation images this month. This update package is necessary as a Windows ...

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