Windows 10 extended security updates available for $30 or 1,000 Microsoft Points. ESU license requires signing into a Microsoft Account, not ideal for local account users. ESU support lasts until ...

For some time now, Microsoft has also required users to log in to their computer with an online account in the home editions of Windows 10 and 11. Although it’s ...

We encountered a peculiar issue where the user account did not exist in the User Accounts utility (netplwiz), but the account was visible in the Command Prompt. Various factors, including a corrupted ...

TL;DR: Microsoft extends Windows 10 security updates for one year beyond the October 2025 end-of-support deadline, requiring users to sync PC settings via a Microsoft account or pay $30 per device.

Some Windows users are in a quandary. Since Windows 10 ceased to receive support from Oct. 14, the only way to avoid moving to Windows 11 (if the hardware allowed), was to sign up to Extended Security ...

Microsoft has made a big deal of the fact that Windows 10 moves out of support this October. Yet it continues to offer Windows 10 users more and more options to remain on the platform. The most recent ...

The option to sign up for an ESU subscription is available to any PC running Windows 10, version 22H2, Home, Professional, Pro Education, and Workstation editions, with the latest update installed.

Upgrading to Windows 11 is still possible even after Windows 10 reached the end of support on October 14, 2025. Although many devices continue to run the retired operating system, switching to Windows ...