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Windows Central
Technology
Kevin Okemwa

Windows 10 is in its last days, and it certainly isn't immune to bugs — check your PC for Microsoft's critical recovery update

Former Microsoft Executive Vice President Terry Myerson stands in front of a presentation about Windows 10.

On October 14, 2025, Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10. It's no secret that the company has been pushing users to upgrade to Windows 11, especially with the not-so-subtle full-screen, multipage pop-up ads. That, and one user recently blamed Microsoft for supposedly upgrading their PC to Windows 11 while they were taking a shower.

Windows 10 joining the Microsoft Graveyard is hardly news; Microsoft has been upfront about the move for years before it actually happened. It even extended Windows 10 with a lifeline through its Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, even if some regard it as a last-minute snooze button, or a band-aid to a bleeding system that postpones the inevitable.

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