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Xbox Wrapped 2025: What to Expect from Your Year in Gaming Stats

See how many games you played, achievements earned, and reward points collected in Xbox Wrapped 2025 as your personalized gaming year comes alive.

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Time is running out for millions of Windows 10 users — here's what you must do before the deadline

Millions of PCs are at risk as Windows 10 support comes to an end. Here's what you need to do before it's too late.

Tom’s Guide

Windows 10 End of Life guide: How to delay, avoid or survive the switch to Windows 11

Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, and after that it will become increasingly unsafe to use. Here's how to delay, avoid or survive having to upgrade to Windows 11.

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Microsoft will end Windows 10 security support in 30 days — here are your options

Microsoft has published a 30-day reminder to all Windows 10 users that end of life is coming for the aging OS. Here are your options.

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Microsoft Rewards teases upcoming Fall gift card sale — Why you should save your points now

Microsoft Rewards is teasing a major gift card sale for October. Save your points now to get the best deals on Xbox, Amazon, and other gift cards.

Windows Central

Want to keep Windows 10? Here’s the one thing you must do before the October deadline

Microsoft is officially ending Windows 10 support on October 14, and if you plan on staying on the OS, there's one crucial way to extend its life.

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Want to stick with Windows 10 after October 2025? Here are your options – including how to get a free year of extra support

Don't want – or can't get – Windows 11? Here's what you need to do before support expires for Windows 10 in October.

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Windows 10 will die this fall — here's how to survive

Windows 10 will reach end of life in October of 2025, and after that Microsoft won't be issuing any new security updates — but there are some ways around that, and you can keep using Windows 10 well into 2026 if you follow these tips!

Tom’s Guide

Have your Microsoft Rewards points streaks been killed off on Xbox? You're not alone — but don't worry.

If you've seen your Microsoft Rewards points streaks reset randomly, Microsoft says that a fix is on the way.

Windows Central

Don't want to switch to Windows 11? There is one last way to stick with Windows 10 a little longer

Microsoft just made it easier to get one extra year on Windows 10—here's how.

PC Gamer

Make AI videos for free with OpenAI's Sora in Microsoft Bing

Free AI videos with OpenAI’s most powerful model? Yes, but you’ll have to Bing it.

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Xbox Game Pass is going to be harder to pay for with Microsoft Rewards from April, it seems

If you use Microsoft Rewards to pay for Xbox Game Pass, the bad news is it's soon going to cost you a lot more of your points.

Windows Central

Microsoft debuts new 'Rewards with Xbox' program, boosting the ways you can earn Microsoft Rewards pointsviagaming

Microsoft has revealed that it has updated its 'Rewards with Xbox' program to include more ways of earning Microsoft Points and making it available for PC Game Pass.

Windows Central

Many Microsoft Rewards accounts may have been unfairly suspended, but a fix is coming

After a large number of Microsoft Rewards accounts were suspended without reason, Microsoft claims it's identified the problem and a fix is coming.

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Microsoft is so desperate for people to drop Google for Bing it’s offering a $1 million reward

If you thought the Microsoft Rewards loyalty program wasn’t worth a try, you might want to think again, as there’s now a chance to win $1 million via a new sweepstakes program.

Windows Central

Microsoft wants you to use Bing *so much* that it might give you $1,000,000 to do so — if you make the switch from Google

Microsoft Rewards asks if you want to win a million dollars for a minimal amount of effort. If so? Look no further.

Windows Central

Here's how to get a Diablo 4 Battle Pass for free

Diablo 4 Season of Hatred Rising is about to begin, but you needn't pay for the Battle Pass; you can get one for free through Microsoft Rewards.

Windows Central

Diablo 4 offers a glimpse of what World of Warcraft would look like with modern AAA graphics

World of Warcraft is entering its 20th year, and its visuals could be described as a little ... dated. To celebrate the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Diablo 4 has offered a glimpse at what WoW might look like with modern visuals.

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Microsoft Rewards expands to all 7 continents with new streak restore and protection capabilities — Oh, you can learn a new language for free for using Bing on Edge, too

Microsoft is expanding its Microsoft Reward daily streak bonuses across 230+ regions and countries. It is also adding a new streak restore and protection capabilities to improve the platform's user experience.

Windows Central

Microsoft to discontinue its Xbox Rewards app and replace it with a simplified hub in April 2024 — killing weekly streaks

Microsoft is discontinuing its Xbox Rewards app and replacing it with the simplified and unified new Rewards hub. It'll no longer publish offers on the platform after April 15, 2024, ultimately ending beloved weekly streaks.

Windows Central

Microsoft guts its Rewards Program further by raising redemption points for Xbox and other third-party gift cards (UPDATED)

Microsoft has seemingly adjusted the points value for gift card redemptions and increased it by up to 33%. A $50 Microsoft gift card translates to 47,500 points up from 46,000 points.

Windows Central

The Microsoft Rewards Program is seemingly back to normal, with users getting up to 30 points per reward again

Microsoft has seemingly reverted to its standard point awarding system for its Microsoft Rewards program. Users can now get up to up to 30 points per reward again.

Windows Central

Microsoft Rewards features a 'cooldown' period — users will only get points for 3 searches every 15 minutes (UPDATED)

More trouble is seemingly brewing for avid Microsoft Rewards users after halting point earnings in Microsoft Edge. As one of our readers pointed out earlier today, Microsoft has significantly adjusted how it awards points to users enrolled in the program. Huschka told Windows Central that points earned from "other activities"…

Windows Central

Microsoft Rewards halts daily point earnings in Edge after killing the Xbox app in just a week — No more freebies!

Microsoft reportedly removes Rewards point earnings for Edge. Initially seemingly only affecting the UK and Ireland, it's since spread further.

Windows Central

Microsoft might be killing its Xbox Rewards app, leaving a question mark over the future of our gamer freebies

A message shared on Twitter today, shows a message has popped up on an Xbox console, informing players of the pending removal of Microsoft Xbox Rewards, much to the dismay of players with weekly streak records.

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