Cybersecurity firm ESET is urging Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 or Linux to avoid a “security fiasco” as the 10-year-old operating system nears the end of support in October 2025.

“It’s five minutes to twelve to avoid a security fiasco for 2025,” explains ESET security expert Thorsten Urbanski.

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      2 days ago

      Ctrl+Shift+Click or Ctrl+Shift+Enter will launch most things as elevated. Works in Start, taskbar, run dialog, explorer, etc.

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      also if its on your taskbar you can right click on the icon>properties>Advanced and check the box to run as administrator every time.