{"id":114080,"date":"2024-10-14T15:39:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T08:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114080"},"modified":"2024-10-14T15:39:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T08:39:57","slug":"microsoft-update-deadline-new-windows-security-nightmare-is-slowly-coming-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114080","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Update Deadline\u2014New Windows Security Nightmare Is Slowly Coming True"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-0\" role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion><\/p>\n<p class=\"color-body light-text\">With the deadline approaching, this nightmare for Windows users is becoming real.<\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is now exactly one year to run until Windows 10\u2019s end-of life becomes reality, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/10\/04\/microsofts-windows-11-bad-news-900-million-windows-10-users-hold-out\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/10\/04\/microsofts-windows-11-bad-news-900-million-windows-10-users-hold-out\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/10\/04\/microsofts-windows-11-bad-news-900-million-windows-10-users-hold-out\/\" aria-label=\"900 million users\" rel=\"noopener\">900 million users<\/a> still unable or unwilling to make the move to Windows 11. Absent an unlikely Microsoft u-turn on Windows 11 hardware requirements, there is a nightmare scenario where hundreds of millions of users lose access to support.<\/p>\n<p>And that nightmare is slowly becoming ever more real. For the Windows 11 refresh to hit its targets, a vast number of new PCs would need to be sold. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idc.com\/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS52644924\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.idc.com\/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS52644924\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.idc.com\/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS52644924\" aria-label=\"IDC\">IDC<\/a> has just reported that \u201cworldwide shipments of traditional PCs dipped 2.4% year-over-year (YoY) to 68.8 million units, during the third quarter of 2024 (3Q24).\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-2 link-embed--long-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/10\/11\/new-microsoft-windows-10-windows-11-warning-for-2-billion-google-chrome-users\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Microsoft Warns Millions Of Windows Users\u2014Change Your Browser As New Attacks Underway\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/10\/11\/new-microsoft-windows-10-windows-11-warning-for-2-billion-google-chrome-users\/\"><span class=\"link-embed__info\"><span class=\"link-embed__provider\">Forbes<\/span><span class=\"link-embed__title\">Microsoft Warns Millions Of Windows Users\u2014Change Your Browser As New Attacks Underway<\/span><small class=\"link-embed__byline\">By <span class=\"link-embed__author\">Zak Doffman<\/span><\/small><\/span><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail-wrapper\"><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail allow-inline-style\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/specials-images.forbesimg.com\/imageserve\/66326c977605f1e72ab87c8d\/960x0.jpg?cropX1=1230&amp;cropX2=2497&amp;cropY1=844&amp;cropY2=1449);\"\/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2024-10-09-gartner-says-worldwide-pc-shipments-declined-1-percent-in-third-quarter-of-2024#:~:text=Worldwide%20PC%20shipments%20totaled%2062.9,growth%20for%20the%20PC%20market.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2024-10-09-gartner-says-worldwide-pc-shipments-declined-1-percent-in-third-quarter-of-2024#:~:text=Worldwide%20PC%20shipments%20totaled%2062.9,growth%20for%20the%20PC%20market.\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2024-10-09-gartner-says-worldwide-pc-shipments-declined-1-percent-in-third-quarter-of-2024#:~:text=Worldwide%20PC%20shipments%20totaled%2062.9,growth%20for%20the%20PC%20market.\" aria-label=\"Gartner\">Gartner<\/a>, which reported a slightly lower 1.3% decline, \u201cthe demand for the Windows PC refresh driven by the end of Windows 10 support in 2025 did not fully pick up during the third quarter, partly due to economic challenges in certain regions,\u201d albeit it still forecasts \u201cmore robust growth in 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"inread\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-inread\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/canalys.com\/newsroom\/worldwide-pc-shipments-rose-1-annually-in-q3-2024\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/canalys.com\/newsroom\/worldwide-pc-shipments-rose-1-annually-in-q3-2024\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/canalys.com\/newsroom\/worldwide-pc-shipments-rose-1-annually-in-q3-2024\" aria-label=\"Canalys\">Canalys<\/a> reported modest third-quarter growth of 1.3%, with the need for strong growth in 2025 \u201cas a large proportion of the Windows PC installed base still needs to be refreshed before the end of life of Windows 10 in October 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But with around 60 million units shipped in the quarter and those 900 million WIndows 10 PCs still out in the field, the math is becoming problematic. While Canalys has estimated that around 240 million PCs currently in use are not technically capable of running Windows 11, the majority of new PC sales are not replacing legacy Windows 1o devices without the prerequisite TPM 2.0. In the last 12-months, only 130 million Windows 10 users switched to Windows 11 in total.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-5\" role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion><\/p>\n<p class=\"color-body light-text\">Windows 11 slow growth <\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>StatCounter<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The industry analysts call out the enterprise refresh as the likely driver of the 2025 surge, with IDC reporting that \u201cmany businesses have begun to refresh their PCs in preparation for the end of support for Windows 10.\u201d Ironically, enterprise users are also more likely to take up Microsoft\u2019s paid, extended support options. It\u2019s the home users unwilling or unable to pay for either a refresh or a support contract that will forge the most worrying support issue come October next year.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the Windows 11 refresh imperative, the other issue is the lack of demand for new Co-pilot PCs, with all the buzz in Microsoft\u2019s recent updated being AI-related. \u201cThose magical AI PC boxes were supposed to fire up buyer enthusiasm and spur the somewhat listless market for desktop and laptop systems into significant growth territory,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/10\/10\/pc_market_gartner_canalys\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/10\/10\/pc_market_gartner_canalys\/\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/10\/10\/pc_market_gartner_canalys\/\" aria-label=\"The Register\"><em data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/10\/10\/pc_market_gartner_canalys\/\">The Register<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>commented, \u201cbut that doesn&#8217;t appear to be happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/10\/11\/google-play-store-new-app-warning-for-samsung-galaxy-s24-pixel-9-pro-android\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Google Play Store Warning\u2014Stop Downloading These \u2018Malicious Apps\u2019\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/10\/11\/google-play-store-new-app-warning-for-samsung-galaxy-s24-pixel-9-pro-android\/\"><span class=\"link-embed__info\"><span class=\"link-embed__provider\">Forbes<\/span><span class=\"link-embed__title\">Google Play Store Warning\u2014Stop Downloading These \u2018Malicious Apps\u2019<\/span><small class=\"link-embed__byline\">By <span class=\"link-embed__author\">Zak Doffman<\/span><\/small><\/span><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail-wrapper\"><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail allow-inline-style\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/specials-images.forbesimg.com\/imageserve\/914596234\/960x0.jpg?cropX1=304&amp;cropX2=2685&amp;cropY1=209&amp;cropY2=1653);\"\/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Putting aside the Windows 10 diehards, there is also the no small number of users who are on even older OS versions than that. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/10\/06\/microsoft-windows-10-windows-11-urgent-update-warning-50-million-users\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/10\/06\/microsoft-windows-10-windows-11-urgent-update-warning-50-million-users\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/10\/06\/microsoft-windows-10-windows-11-urgent-update-warning-50-million-users\/\" aria-label=\"Microsoft has suggested that these 50 million Windows users buy new hardware to upgrade\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft has suggested that these 50 million Windows users buy new hardware to upgrade<\/a>, which prompted some stark headlines. \u201cCan\u2019t upgrade your PC to Windows 11? Buy a new one, is Microsoft\u2019s laughable solution,\u201d penned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/windows\/cant-upgrade-your-pc-to-windows-11-buy-a-new-one-is-microsofts-laughable-solution\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/windows\/cant-upgrade-your-pc-to-windows-11-buy-a-new-one-is-microsofts-laughable-solution\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/windows\/cant-upgrade-your-pc-to-windows-11-buy-a-new-one-is-microsofts-laughable-solution\" aria-label=\"TechRadar\"><em data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/windows\/cant-upgrade-your-pc-to-windows-11-buy-a-new-one-is-microsofts-laughable-solution\">TechRadar<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The reality is that 900 million Windows 10 users are not suddenly going to move in the next 12-months, and many of the 300 million Windows 10 (and older OS) users with incompatible hardware are not the ones who will drive 2025\u2019s PC buying surge. But they are the ones who are most likely to be out of support next year, along with others Windows 10 users simply unwilling to move. The extent of this support nightmare remains to be seen, but it now definitely seems to be coming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/10\/13\/microsoft-update-deadline-new-windows-security-nightmare-is-slowly-coming-true\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the deadline approaching, this nightmare for Windows users is becoming real. 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