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If you're still using Windows 10, you're about to be in trouble

TL;DR: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro + The Essential Windows 11 Pro Course is available for only $19.97 (MSRP $237) until Nov. 16 at 11:59 p.m. PT. As of October 2025, Microsoft has phased out support for ...
Redmond Magazine

The State of Windows Security: What's Coming, What's Obsolete and How To Deal

Why: "In today's evolving threat landscape, implementing robust security baselines and hardening practices for Windows servers and desktops is essential to protect sensitive data and mitigate ...
PC World

Windows 11 security updates are now unskippable during setup

Microsoft has begun rolling out Windows 11 updates KB5065848, KB5065847, and KB5065813, which are mandatory updates that are intended to improve the post-installation Windows 11 user experience. As ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates into 2026, with strings attached

Last fall, Microsoft announced that individuals who wanted to keep using Windows 10 past its official end-of-support date could do so by opting into the company’s Extended Security Update (ESU) ...