Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates into 2026

Post by jakub_g » Sat, Jun 28, 2025, 9:41 PM UTC

FirmwareBurner wrote: post #94

jakub_g wrote: post #60

I bought my parents a Dell laptop in 2019/2020. It has 7th gen i3 so just below the Windows 11 threshold. The machine is in perfect shape as it's used a few times per month max for watching YouTube or some online banking, or occasional LibreOffice usage. I don't want to generate electronic waste, what would you recommend? Installing Linux Mint? Note: I'm far from my parents so can't do IT support. Edit: also occasion…

>I bought my parents a Dell laptop in 2019/2020. It has 7th gen i3 7th gen came out in 2016. Why did you buy your parents a system with a 3-4 old CPU? Nothing wrong with buying old stuff if that's what you're into or what you can afford, but then you have to take into account the risk of less SW support when buying old HW, since now that CPU is 9 years old and no HW gets supported forever. Hence the saying "you buy c…

Post by corysama » Sat, Jun 28, 2025, 9:59 PM UTC

Wistar wrote: post #39

corysama wrote: post #23

I'd be happy to upgrade to 11 if they would let me. I'm running 10 on a powerful, expensive PC that 11 won't accept.

Did you check your BIOS settings to see if you can turn on the TPM? Worked for me on several circa 2018 custom built machines. The builder, Puget Systems, shipped the machines with the TPM turned off. With the TPM turned on, Win 11 installed without undue drama.

Post by stalfosknight » Sat, Jun 28, 2025, 10:05 PM UTC

ryanjshaw wrote: post #105

eviks wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Interesting, how many of your friends stuck with Linux after trying out?

Spent about 12mo on Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Mint) and there were just too many issues. Ubuntu had weird quirks that almost always turned out to be related to my using a snap package. Of course I wasted countless hours getting to the point where I realised that was the issue. Mint stopped booting once for unknown reasons on modern hardware and I had to reinstall. Another time I wasted half my day trying to get my whate…

Post by 1970-01-01 » Sat, Jun 28, 2025, 10:17 PM UTC

blibble wrote: post #71

1970-01-01 wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Install Win 11 anyway. Bypass instructions are on YouTube, Reddit, Github, tech blogs, etc.

odds are they'll push out an update that requires a CPU feature not present on that CPU then GP parents' machine will just bluescreen at boot with illegal instruction

Post by npteljes » Sat, Jun 28, 2025, 10:34 PM UTC

internet2000 wrote: post #16

It’s silly games like this that justify piracy. If I can get the extended support in 2 minutes by changing the edition and reactivating OR by doing an hour worth of Bing searches with Adblock on to accumulate the points, what’s the difference to them? It’s all fake.