Microsoft's Secure Boot certificates expire in June, and unless you've enrolled in its 'Extended Security Updates' program, the OS will fall into a 'degraded security state', Microsoft says.

Now that Windows 10 has reached the end of support, it's increasingly appealing to cybercriminals. While upgrading is ...

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5075912 extended security update to fix February 2026 Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities, ...

Microsoft is reminding users that the Secure Boot ecosystem will soon require a mandatory check-up. The Redmond-backed security protocol, part of the UEFI specification and primarily ...

Refreshing new certificates represents one of the largest coordinated security maintenance efforts across the Windows ecosystem,' Microsoft explains.

Windows users are, understandably, given the size of the operating system market share, a prime target for attackers of all kinds, from nation-state espionage actors to hackers and scammers. Windows ...

In June 2025, Microsoft confirmed a bug tied to Web Filtering under parental controls. Web Filtering is designed to control ...

Microsoft confirms a Windows bug preventing some PCs from shutting down or hibernating after January 2026 updates. A fix is ...

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TL;DR: Windows 10 celebrated its 10th anniversary on July 29, with Microsoft announcing end of support on October 14, 2025. Users must upgrade to Windows 11 or purchase Extended Security Updates to ...

Microsoft has reminded customers that Windows 10 will be retired in two months after all editions of Windows 10, version 22H2 reach their end of servicing on October 14. On the same date, Windows 10 ...