Free Windows 10 Security Updates Run Until 2027, but Not Every PC Qualifies

Microsoft extended consumer Windows 10 security updates to 2027, with a no-cost option for eligible PCs and separate rules ...

Microsoft Weekly: Windows 11 reaches 70% of Steam users, no new Insider builds, and job cuts

Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories in our latest recap. Windows 11 is now run by 70% of Steam users, some known ...

Microsoft's Windows Secure Boot certificates just expired – here's what you need to do

Asus has confirmed that all consumer PCs will receive the update automatically through Windows Update. Users can also check ...

Windows 11 has three new optional updates worth installing

Microsoft has released three new updates for Windows 11 that deserve your attention: KB5095186, KB5095615, and KB5102558. For ...

Windows 10 support has reached its end: How to stay secure

Mainstream support for Windows 10 ended in October 2025. That means the OS no longer receives security updates automatically, ...
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Can You Stay On Windows 10? I Wouldn't, Unless You Follow These Steps to Protect Your PC

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Windows 11 Insider builds transition to version 26H2 development cycle

Microsoft begins development of Windows 11 version 26H2 with new Taskbar options, Privacy page changes, Screen tint, and other Insider improvements.

Security, Trust & Governance: Securing Software That Increasingly Writes Itself: SD Times 100

Part of the SD Times 100 2026 series. See the full SD Times 100 2026 list for every category and honoree. Application security has spent years maturing around a relatively stable assumption: a human ...

Platform Engineering & Developer Experience: Making Engineers Faster Without Making Them Reckless: SD Times 100

Part of the SD Times 100 2026 series. See the full SD Times 100 2026 list for every category and honoree. Platform engineering emerged as a discipline because giving every developer raw access to ...