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Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates for a second year
By Luke James published
Microsoft has extended its free consumer Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program by a year, pushing the cutoff for critical security patches to October 14th, 2027.

Best Laptops 2026: Our benchmarked picks for productivity, portability, and battery life
By Andrew E. Freedman last updated
We test dozens of laptops a year for their performance, screen quality, and battery life, to find the best laptops right now across Windows, macOS, Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm notebooks.

Windows 11 continues gaining traction, nears 75% market share
By Jowi Morales published
Windows 11 finally breaks 70% market share, five months after Microsoft ended support for Windows 10.

Gaming-first Linux distro delivers a petabyte of ISOs in one month as users avoid forced updates to Windows 11
By Mark Tyson published
Bazzite devs boast of 'over 1 petabyte of Bazzite ISOs' downloaded in last month.

Microsoft patches Windows 10 issue that accidentally blocked extended security updates from installing
By Aaron Klotz published
Install this update if you want ESU to work properly on your aging Windows 10 computer

Windows 10 update incorrectly tells some users they've reached end-of-life, despite having extended support
By Hassam Nasir published
Windows 10 is not completely dead, yet.

Developer warns users that fake download site is hosting Windows 11 upgrade bypass tool
By Kunal Khullar published
Following Windows 10’s end-of-life, Flyoobe has grown in popularity for enabling safe Windows 11 upgrades on unsupported systems - but you must only download it via the official GitHub source.

Commodore needles Microsoft over end of Windows 10, tries to lure disgruntled users to its Linux-based OS Vision 3.0
By Mark Tyson published
Hesitating about the move to Windows 11? Part of you wants to upgrade to Commodore OS Vision 3.0.
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