Reminder: Windows 10 Support Ends October 14, 2025
As many of you may already know, Microsoft is officially ending support for the Windows 10 operating system on October 14, 2025.
Along with Windows 10 Microsoft is also ending support for Microsoft Office 2016 and 2019 versions.
After this date, the computer and MS Office will continue to function, however Microsoft will no longer provide tech support, security updates and bug fixes on these products, which could result in your computer becoming more vulnerable to security and malware risks over time.
The general recommendation is to be running Windows 11 and MS Office 2021, 2024 or Microsoft 365 by this time to continue receiving important security and performance updates. Read more…
Windows 11 January 2025 Update Breaking Audio and Video Devices on some PCs
Microsoft’s 2025-01 Cumulative Update KB5050009 released on January 14, 2025 for the current Windows 11 24H2 build has been reported by some users to cause various audio and video devices to stop working, such as speakers, headsets and webcams, whether they are connected via bluetooth or USB. Read more…
Windows 10 Support Ends in 2025
Microsoft is officially ending support for the Windows 10 operating system on October 14, 2025, after which time they will no longer address system bugs or discovered security vulnerabilities.
The general recommendation is to be running Windows 11 by this time to continue receiving important operating system updates. Read more…
Microsoft Releases Windows 11
After more than six years since the release of Windows 10, Microsoft finally unveiled Windows 10 to the general public on October 5, 2021. A free upgrade from Windows 10 has been selectively offered to compatible systems, and all new computers being shipped to stores now come with Windows 11 preloaded. Read more…
Microsoft Releases Edge Chromium Browser
After years of competing with Google for web browser dominance, Microsoft has conceded in making the bold move to utilize Chromium, the core web page rendering engine of the Chrome browser, to its new version of Edge, called Edge Chromium.
Edge Chromium first became available on January 15, 2020, on June 3, 2020 Microsoft began rolling it out to all Windows 10 users as a Windows update. Read more…