If you’re faced with losing access to critical updates for your laptop or desktop PC — you should buy a new model powered by Windows 11, Microsoft has advised millions. The controversial guidance, published in a support document updated this week, comes as Windows 10 fast approaches its end of support date in October 2025. After that deadline, Microsoft will no longer issue critical software updates to fix vulnerabilities, bugs, and glitches in the software — the most popular desktop operating system on the planet. Without these, Microsoft warns that Windows 10 will be left “at greater risk fo…