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Win10’s 18-month ‘service life’ complicates updates

Posted on July 15, 2019 at 01:10 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

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By Fred Langa

All current versions of Windows 10 reach their official “end of service” just 18 months after their initial release.

Once a version hits that sunset date, regular updates stop — which means you must successfully upgrade each Win10 version within that 18-month window or run the risk of operating without current, up-to-date security patches.

Plus: Trouble finding disk-cache software? Blame Bing!

Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.26.0 (2019-07-15).

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