A broader look over the course of the past five years shows Windows 11 adoption climbing steadily, but Windows 10 remained users’ first choice right up until July 2025, when the flagship OS finally ...

W indows 10 reached end of support on October 14, meaning Microsoft stopped releasing updates for it. Microsoft ending ...

Microsoft will soon end the Extended Security Updates program for Windows 7, finally putting the beloved operating system to rest. The company also does not plan to offer paid security updates for ...

For more than seven years, it's been one of the worst-kept secrets in personal computing. Officially, Microsoft's free upgrade offer ended in 2016, but no one in Redmond bothered to reset the ...

Microsoft is keen to push 2025 as “the year of the Windows 11 PC refresh.” Yes, this is the year everyone should replace their old Windows 10 PCs with shiny-and-modern Windows 11 PCs. Microsoft is ...

Microsoft has ended the third and final year of Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) and is urging customers to migrate to Windows 11 on a new PC or buy Windows 10 if they can't or don't want to.

Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 reached end of support in January, causing users to upgrade to a newer version of Windows. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The free Windows upgrade party is over, or at least much more restrictive. It's common for Microsoft to offer a free upgrade path when releasing a new version of Windows, but it swung the doors wide ...

Windows 10 is still hugely popular a decade on. Windows 10 is still hugely popular a decade on. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for ...

Switching to Windows 11? You’re not alone. With the clock ticking down to Windows 10’s end-of-support date in October, professionals around the globe are making ...