They act like the computer’s just going to stop working or something… People are going to use win 10 out of support for years.
E: specifically note, please, that i said “act”. I’m aware they state it will keep working in the little FAQ.
People in these comments act like the computer will just stop working.
There are lots of IT/SysAdmin on Lemmy so their work will have to switch. I think their concern/sentiment gives others the impression that personal PC owners will also have to switch.
Guess my parents will continue and will use unsupported OS in the future. Maybe i install Linux to my mother, as a beta tester for the family when i go visit them in the summer.
Recycling it is actually a very good suggestion
Yeah once windows 10 is done I’m moving to Linux. Use mint on the laptop but I’ll install it on my main PC unless valve launches steam os
I recommend you to use a regular Linux distro for your PC, SteamOS is always going to focus on handheld devices which may not provide de best possible experience for desktop. Bazzite seems to be the hot Linux gaming distro at the moment, it’s based on Fedora (my personal favorite, also a good option for gaming IMO). Maybe, give this one a try ?
I want steamOS too, but Ive been dual booting bazzite for a couple of weeks and I love it.
Try Linux on it, specifically have a crack at raspberry pi os first. https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ . See the section for Raspberry pi desktop for PC and mac .
Ah, got a little bit worried there, no linux propaganda in a whole bunch of replies!
Mint is so cool BTW, it’s like XP/Seven, it just works.
They just try to force people to buy another PC and so many “computer ignorant” people will…poor old ladies who click on the ads…
Anything but the penguin😂
What about the pengwings
Windows 10 LTSC is supported until 2032, and is free to pirate.
Sweet. This will totally fill my point of sale at home needs.
It’s called LTSC IoT, but it’s normal windows. Actually much better because it doesn’t automatically install so much bloat.
You can run into some issues with missing features, for which you’ll have to manually hunt down what’s missing and manually install it.
Yeah, it’s not the miracle solution this person thinks it is
Windows 11 is the most secure Windows ever built, with comprehensive end-to-end security
Does “end-to-end security” actually mean anything in this context, or is it just intended to evoke “end-to-end encryption”?
By “end-to-end” they refer to how deep they fuck you in terms of security.
That entire sentence is unintelligible marketing drivel.
“How is Windows 11 more secure?”
“It just is! Promise!”
It says ‘comprehensive’ can’t get more clear than that, right? Right?
Infuriating for sure. People can’t afford groceries or rent and Microsoft chooses to ride in with a, by the way, your computer needs to go, just buy a new one, k?
That’s insane
“But don’t learn about Windows 10 LTSC IoT!”
if i remember correctly, some ltsc versions will get updated until 2029
IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 - until 2032 - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-iot-enterprise-ltsc-2021
nice
One thing I would keep in mind is that the Win64 API does change from release-to-release and that my guess is that if very few people using a software package are still using a version of Windows, application software developers may stop intentionally avoiding newer API calls and features, and will just have their new release require a newer version of Windows.
That may be okay for some use cases, like if you just want to keep an existing system working. But I think that it’s worth keeping in mind that you may increasingly not be able to use:
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New software packages.
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Newer releases of existing packages.
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Software packages that make use of cloud-based services that drop support.
They’re probably going to take into account the percentage of people using the thing in setting their compatibility targets for developers and their testing.
Great advice. Here’s hoping the LTSC market share and user base noticeably increase once Win10 is no longer supported.
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“Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021” should be getting 10 years of updates, so until 2031.
Isn’t Windows 10 suppose to be the last Windows release? We changed our minds.
That was never mentioned in an official Microsoft communication.
“Technically” lol I think one of their corp guys said it, but never endorsed it as a position.
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Cue the people freaking out about ‘ERM well only if it’s an offline machine’ lol
I think the implication is that they will switch to Linux
oh mb, yeah makes sense now
Meh, I just saw this banner on my Win 10 desktop, which is not compatible with Win 11, I’ll just put Linux on it.
I took the last message I got from them as an invitation to ditch Windows for Linux. Now I wish I did that earlier!
