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Windows 10 quietly gets one more year of support and updates

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Re: Windows 10 quietly gets one more year of support and updates

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Post by jacobgkau »

ericpp wrote: post #70
vunderba wrote: post #3

Anyone who still needs to run Windows 10 for whatever reason should switch over to Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 (version 21H2) which will continue to receive security updates up through 2032. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/rel...

You can continue using normal Windows 10 if you have a Microsoft account attached to it. They give you the option to sign up for free extended updates (until 2027).

...which is exactly what the featured article is about. But 2032 > 2027, so I have to assume the person you replied to already knew that and was providing additional advice.

Re: Windows 10 quietly gets one more year of support and updates

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Post by SirMaster »

jacobgkau wrote: post #71
ericpp wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can continue using normal Windows 10 if you have a Microsoft account attached to it. They give you the option to sign up for free extended updates (until 2027).

...which is exactly what the featured article is about. But 2032 > 2027, so I have to assume the person you replied to already knew that and was providing additional advice.

But they might keep extending it...

Re: Windows 10 quietly gets one more year of support and updates

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Post by ethagnawl »

pooploop64 wrote: post #42
kgwxd wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And then?

Old games only

This is pretty much where I've landed.

Even aside from issues with W10 specifically, I'm so tired of having to download GBs of updates and then figure out which launch params to use to trick $GAME into launching when I find a few spare minutes to play games using Steam.

Contrast that with my Miyoo Mini+ handheld which lets me dip into games immediately whenever I have a few spare minutes (around the house, waiting for an appointment, waiting for kids, etc.). There are _thousands_ of games I've missed over the years and I've pretty much decided that I don't need to (i.e. can't) keep up with AAA releases or new consoles.

Re: Windows 10 quietly gets one more year of support and updates

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Post by ptx »

vunderba wrote: post #3

Anyone who still needs to run Windows 10 for whatever reason should switch over to Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 (version 21H2) which will continue to receive security updates up through 2032. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/rel...

Well, not just anyone can buy a license for it. You need some sort of enterprise volume license agreement, as far as I can tell.

Re: Windows 10 quietly gets one more year of support and updates

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Post by gadflyinyoureye »

Terr_ wrote: post #37
lazide wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also the constant turning on despite my prior explicitly disabling of spyware (memory ‘live sampling’ to the cloud for ‘virus protection’, one drive ‘auto backup’), and features I’ve explicitly disabled like copilot. It’s creepy as fuck, and for no real benefit to me that I can tell.

> spyware The privacy-destroying "telemetry" continues to transmute from a theoretical problem to a realistic concern too. For example, many printers puts forensic marks onto pages identifying their serial number, while MS/Apple log all your device serial numbers, which in turn is subject to seizure/threats/theft. The upshot is you can't print an "anonymous" flyer stating I Dislike The Regime without the risk that th…

I'm. Lt sure why this is down voted. ICE showed up at a woman's door trying to force her to take down a benign social media post.

What is stopping similar authoritarians from cracking down using these kind of features and registrations?

https://newrepublic.com/post/212340/ice-poll-worker-election...

Re: Windows 10 quietly gets one more year of support and updates

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Post by antisthenes »

SirMaster wrote: post #72
jacobgkau wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

...which is exactly what the featured article is about. But 2032 > 2027, so I have to assume the person you replied to already knew that and was providing additional advice.

But they might keep extending it...

They have to update the IOT version anyway, so might as well get some money off of regular users anyway by "extending" it.

Re: Windows 10 quietly gets one more year of support and updates

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Post by sedatk »

Too late. Had to switch to Fedora last year because my machine didn’t support TPM 2.0 and the CPU was one generation older. I know TPM 1.3 is less secure, but I didn’t care in the context of that specific machine. I wish I had the option. Fedora runs great on it though.
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