By Zak Doffman
Publication Date: 2025-12-01 06:40:00
Do you have one of the PCs at risk?
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Microsoft’s “looming security disaster” is worse than feared. A staggering billion Windows users are at risk as the sheer scale of the task to avoid a cybersecurity cliff edge is made clear. Not a cheerful holiday season message for anyone.
Last week I reported on Dell’s surprising message, when the leading PC maker told investors and analysts that one billion PCs are still running Windows 10. That’s twice the number we thought. 500 million of those are older devices that are not eligible for the upgrade. But another 500 million can run Windows 11 — but users have said no.
Before the Windows stats from Dell’s earnings call started making headlines, we assumed around 250 million PCs were aged and needed to be replaced. The fact that number has now doubled is more of an issue than just those needing to hit the…
