With Windows 10's end-of-life less than a year away, up to 240 million PCs could be expedited to landfill. Here are some ideas to delay that end well past 2025.
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Canonical has urged Ubuntu 20.04 LTS users to upgrade because the end of life date is in the first half of 2025. It recommends using Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
Microsoft seems to not like it anymore it you want to download Windows 10, even if you do it from an official source.
Microsoft has officially recommended a new computer and OneDrive for anyone looking to upgrade to Windows 11 from an unsupported version.
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Still on Windows 11 22H2 or even 21H2? Microsoft has informed that your PC will be force-updated next month onwards.
An official Windows Registry hack exists that allows users to keep using uBlock Origin as well as other similar Manifest V2 extensions that are no longer supported on Google Chrome.
Microsoft has published its official guide on the uninstallation and decommissioning of Exchange Server 2016. That's because it's reaching end of support in the not-too-distant future.
If you have an older computer with a still-supported Nvidia graphics card, you may encounter a nasty compatibility problem, causing your computer to get stuck in a blue screen of death cycle.
Nvidia has confirmed that it will no longer offer updates for the GeForce NOW app for PCs running Windows 7 and 8.1, along with macOS 10.11-10.14, starting sometime in November 2024.
Google's URL Shortener service, goo.gl, is shutting down on August 25, 2025. Starting August 23, 2024, some goo.gl links will display an interstitial page notifying users of the impending shutdown.
Whether you like it or not, Microsoft will apparently retire legacy Outlook clients very soon starting this July. A lot of such purported details have been revealed by a M365 message center post.
Mozilla recently announced in an AMA that it was looking to further extend support for its Firefox web browser on Windows 8, 8.1, and 7. Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge no longer support it.
Microsoft has announced the end of life status for Windows 10 21H2 as the version will no longer be supported. The company has also explained why it will force update such systems to 22H2.
Anyone on Ubuntu 23.10 needs to think about upgrading to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS now because their version will stop getting updates on July 11. No updates means Ubuntu 23.10 will become less secure.
Recently, a report broke that AMD was not too keen on extending Windows 10 support to its newest Strix Point parts. The company has now officially confirmed that that is indeed the case.
Microsoft has quietly updated its official webpage with information about the end of support of old Windows versions. It now features Windows 10, which will reach the end of life in October 2025.
According to one of AMD's partners, the company is looking to stop driver support on Windows 10 with the upcoming Ryzen 8050 series of processors. The report also adds Zen 5 IPC performance numbers.
April 8, 2024, marks ten years since the end of Windows XP support. Exactly ten years ago, Microsoft released the final security patch for one of the most legendary Windows versions.
Microsoft is quietly installing KB5001716 update to Windows 10 PCs. This update essentially applies to all Windows 10 versions and hence, you are likely to see it within the list of installed updates.
Microsoft is about to update its UEFI Secure Boot Keys required for certificate management. These keys are from the Windows 8 era and are set to expire soon, just a couple of years from now.
Many out there are running Windows 10 on hardware that is incapable of upgrading to 11 due to system requirements ineligibility. Google wants them to ditch Windows and move to ChromeOS Flex.
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Microsoft has reminded users that Windows 11 22H2 is set to receive its last non-security preview update this month. These preview updates, known as C- or D-releases, are issued on the fourth week.
January 15, 2024, marks the end of support for the fifth-generation Surface Pro, also known as Model 1807 or just "Surface Pro 5." No more firmware and driver updates for this tablet from now on.
Windows 10 support will be ending in less than two years and there is widespread concern about the amount of e-waste as many PCs won't be upgradable. An unofficial app seeks to help in this regard.
Microsoft has issued a reminder today about the upcoming end-of-support date for Windows 11 21H2. Alongside that, the company has also stated that it will force push 22H2 or 23H2 on such PCs.
Google will no longer support Android 4.4 KitKat on Google Play Services after August 2023. The company says less than 1% of active devices use KitKat, making it inefficient to maintain.
Microsoft has issued a heads-up for those still using the original Windows 11 release, version 21H2: the operating system will soon reach the end of life, so it is time to plan an upgrade.
Mozilla has released Firefox 115. It's the last version of the browser that'll support Windows 7 and 8, as well as some older macOS versions. These users will be migrated to Firefox 115 ESR.
Sadly for AMD users, the company has dropped support for Vega with the latest ROCm update as it continues working on Windows support. Meanwhile, rival Nvidia still supports GPUs from way back in 2015.
Canonical has said Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu will reach end of life on July 20. For this reason, it's important to upgrade to Ubuntu 23.04 so that you will continue to get important security updates.
Mozilla has finally announced the end of support date for its browser on now-dead Windows versions. If you run Windows 7, 8, or 8.1, rest assured, knowing Firefox will be getting updates for a while.
May 30, 2023, marks the end of support for the second-generation Surface Book. This unique and powerful laptop-tablet combo will no longer receive firmware updates with drivers and fixes.
Microsoft has again reminded users about the end of life date for Windows 10 21H2 that is coming up next month. The company will force-update devices to 22H2 and has reminded about Windows 11.
May 9, 2023, marks the end of servicing for the remaining SKUs of Windows 10 version 20H2. Starting today, Microsoft no longer provides support for Enterprise, Education, and IoT editions.
Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 support for Steam client is ending next year. First announced last month via the beta update, Valve is now pushing this end of life alert to all users.
The end of support date for Windows 10 version 21H2 is around two months away, which is why Microsoft has published a reminder for upgrading to newer supported Windows 10 versions, or Windows 11.
Microsoft has issued a 31-day warning for Exchange Server 2013 users. On April 11, 2023, the software will no longer be kept secure by Microsoft so users need to migrate to alternative solutions.
Last month, Microsoft silently pushed an update KB5021751 to Windows systems. The company has now added more details regarding the user information that it collected with this update.
Macrium Software has announced the end of life for its Macrium Reflect Free edition. Except security patches, the free version itself won't be receiving new features and bug fixes.
Microsoft has reminded users about the upcoming end of support for Windows 8.1, that's happening soon. With that, the Redmond giant has asked users to move to Windows 11 or 10 on a new PC.
