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Even 'Incompatible' Windows 10 PCs Can Get Windows 11 for Free. Here's How

Your Windows 10 laptop or desktop might not meet the requirements for upgrading to Windows 11, but you can still do it, and ...

Windows 10 End of Life live: everything you need to know

Today's the day when Windows 10 enters its End of Life phase, where Microsoft will no longer issue updates or security ...
Windows Central

Windows 10 is now in its final year of free support — here's what you need to know

Windows 10's support lifecycle will end on October 14, 2025. Users have just one year left of free support and security updates for Windows 10. Microsoft recommends that all Windows 10 ...

The Windows 11 upgrade tool stopped working at the worst possible time - but you have options

The Windows 11 media creation tool is used to create a bootable USB drive or DVD with the installation files for the OS. You typically turn to this tool to run a clean install or reinstall of Windows ...
Ars Technica

What I learned from 3 years of running Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCs

The Windows 10 update cliff is coming in October 2025. We've explained why that's a big deal, and we have a comprehensive guide to updating to Windows 11 (recently updated to account for ...