For more than seven years, it's been one of the worst-kept secrets in personal computing. Officially, Microsoft's free upgrade offer ended in 2016, but no one in Redmond bothered to reset the ...

PC shipments in the United States are weathering both a boom and a bust. On one hand, some are trying to buy up new PCs before the Windows 10 transition occurs in October. But on the other hand, an ...

Microsoft has closed one of the loopholes allowing those with older PCs from freely upgrading to Windows 10 and Windows 11. If you own a Windows 7 or Windows 8 PC, you’ll need to buy a new license to ...

TL;DR: Microsoft will end Windows 10 support next month but offers a one-year extended security update plan requiring payment or cloud syncing. However, European Economic Area users can access these ...

CR says that Windows 10's end of support will strand millions of PC owners. It calls Microsoft's actions "hypocritical" and cites national security concerns. CR also calls for continued free security ...