Microsoft will sunset free support and security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. The company has put forth some basic recommendations in its Windows 11 transition guide: Back up your files, ...

Microsoft support for Windows 10—including security updates—ended on October 14. You can cling to Windows 10 safely for a couple more years, but should you? I know that Windows users tend to favor the ...

Recap: Microsoft's efforts to convince Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 finally appear to be showing results. In June 2025, the newer OS saw a significant increase in user share, bringing it ...

Firstly, the good news: If you have Windows 10 installed on your PC, you can upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 (the latest version of Windows 11) free of charge. This makes sense, as support for Windows 10 ...

It’s no secret that Microsoft has finally stopped supporting Windows 10, and the tech giant is continuing to warn customers who are still using the PC operating system that they should be upgrading to ...

Equally important, but often overlooked, is the question of a valid license (get a new Windows 11 license for 50% off on the PCWorld Software store): Don’t worry, in most cases, the upgrade from 10 to ...