Microsoft Offers Extended Support To Millions Of Windows 10 Users

Microsoft has extended support for Windows 10 for another year, in exchange for a small fee. Here's what you need to know.
CNET

Whew! Windows 10 Users Get a Year's Extension for Security Updates

Since Microsoft ended support for Windows 10 in October 2025, the program is the only way to continue receiving security ...

How to get free Windows 10 security patches until October 2027 - and avoid the $30 fee

Don't want to pay to keep Windows 10 security updates? Microsoft has several workarounds, with the best deal for European ...

Windows 10 just very quietly got another year of free support - but why?

If you're still running Windows 10, Microsoft has some good news: it has extended the free Extended Security Update program ...

New PowerToys update fixes memory leaks and other issues

Microsoft has released yet another update for PowerToys, this time addressing bugs in one of its best utilities.

Windows 10's free security updates now extend to October 2027

Microsoft's support page explaining how to continue receiving security updates on Windows 10 now states that the company will continue providing patches through October 12, 2027 ...

Windows 11’s modern Media Player is somehow worse than the version from 17 years ago

Microsoft’s modern Media Player for Windows 11 has received an Insider Preview update, but tests suggest it still uses more ...
IEEE

APCodec: A Neural Audio Codec With Parallel Amplitude and Phase Spectrum Encoding and Decoding

Abstract: This paper introduces a novel neural audio codec targeting high waveform sampling rates and low bitrates named APCodec, which seamlessly integrates the strengths of parametric codecs and ...