{"id":17789,"date":"2025-07-23T10:55:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T10:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/17789\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T10:55:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T10:55:09","slug":"starting-today-microsoft-confirms-free-windows-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/17789\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Starting Today\u2019\u2014Microsoft Confirms Free Windows Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Windows<\/p>\n

New updates now here.<\/p>\n

NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n

It\u2019s now here. Microsoft\u2019s controversial u-turn<\/a> on Windows 10\u2019s end of life has morphed into a free update offer, whereby the problem for 700 million users is postponed.<\/p>\n

Windows 11 is the faster, better, safer option Microsoft wants the 700 million Windows 10 holdouts to move to. But says \u201cwe understand that moving to a new PC can take time, and we\u2019re here to support you throughout the process.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In a Tuesday blogpost<\/a>, Microsoft says \u201cstarting today, individuals will begin to see an enrollment wizard through notifications and in Settings, making it simple to select the best option for you and enroll in ESU directly from your personal Windows 10 PC.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the u-turn to the free 12-month security update extension has been reported as including a catch<\/a>, that just means you need to pick one of Microsoft\u2019s options. Using OneDrive for example or some of your reward points. It\u2019s essentially a free offer.<\/p>\n

In other news, Microsoft is also pushing the AI benefits of new Copilot PCs hard, touting a range of new features, as well as the latest push for users to switch Chrome for Edge<\/a>. \u201cMicrosoft Edge is the only browser built for Windows, offering the most seamless PC browsing experience with AI-powered tools, productivity features, and built-in performance and security features that help you browse quickly and safely.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meantime, for those already on Windows 11, the company is heralding its latest update<\/a> as \u201cthe most reliable Windows yet.\u201d Compared to Windows 10 22H2,\u201d it says that Windows 11 24H2 \u201cfailure rates for unexpected restarts have dropped by\u202f24%. These improvements reflect deep collaboration across engineering, design, and user research teams and a commitment to making Windows more resilient for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

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And for those not yet using Windows 11, there\u2019s also the new PC-to-PC migration tool making an appearance, per Windows Latest<\/a>. The new migration feature \u201ccoming to Windows 11 and 10 was expected, but it\u2019s the first time Microsoft has shared details.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whatever you do \u2014 extending updates or taking the still free Windows 11 upgrade, just make sure you do something before October when the usual Windows 10 updates end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New updates now here. NurPhoto via Getty Images It\u2019s now here. Microsoft\u2019s controversial u-turn on Windows 10\u2019s end…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17790,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,15393,15394,61,15390,15389,3599,3604,3602,15392,15391],"class_list":["post-17789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-copilot-ai","tag-microsoft-ai","tag-technology","tag-windows-10-end-life","tag-windows-10-free-support","tag-windows-10-support","tag-windows-10-warning","tag-windows-11-free-upgrade","tag-windows-attack","tag-windows-security-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}