If your computer is still running without issues and meets your needs, you have a few ways to extend its life beyond 2025. Microsoft is now offering enrollment to the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, which allows you to receive critical security patches for an additional year, through October 13, 2026.

It's official -- four years after releasing Windows 11, Microsoft ended support for Windows 10 on Oct. 14, 2025 (though it will continue to offer security updates for one more year). While many Windows 11 holdouts are now finally making the switch,

With Windows 10 officially retired, millions of older PCs are now vulnerable to security threats. Data Doctors’ Ken Colburn has some tips.

Despite the rush to upgrade PCs before Windows 10 support ended, North America saw only modest growth, according to Gartner.

ZDNET's key takeaways Microsoft's ESU program provides security updates for Windows 10.You normally just head to Windows Update to register for the program.If the option doesn't appear, there are ways to trigger it.

Some users are still not seeing the registration window for the Windows 10 ESU program. Here's how to force it anyway.

It's easy to change the refresh rate on your Windows 10 computer to make for a better viewing experience. Here's how to do it.

If your current laptop can’t make the leap to Windows 11, then you’ll need a replacement sooner or later. Here are seven of my favorite laptops that I’ve tested and reviewed.

For many folks, the hullabaloo this week about Windows 10’s demise feels overblown—after all, as Brad pointed out a couple of weeks ago, Microsoft is offering different ways to extend security updates. The hardware apocalypse we all anticipated won’t happen for another year. I still believe it matters for a couple of reasons.