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They’re not even ashamed of intentionally creating e-waste for people that don’t know that Linux exists
Theyre not ashamed of anything
Goodbye Windows, Hello Linux
“But don’t learn about Windows 10 LTSC IoT!”
if i remember correctly, some ltsc versions will get updated until 2029
“Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021” should be getting 10 years of updates, so until 2031.
IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 - until 2032 - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-iot-enterprise-ltsc-2021
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 with existing software. 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.
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New hardware that requires software 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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Isn’t Windows 10 suppose to be the last Windows release? We changed our minds.
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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.
That’s insane
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.
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On the one hand, rare Microsoft w to help users transition to their competitor.
On the other, they kinda yadda yadda over probably the biggest and most important part: choosing which of the billion distros is best for your needs and preferences…
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What is October 13, besides being the day before my birthday?
Innit 😂
Get that dual boot going, you can learn now and switch later.
Instructions unclear, now I’m using the Windows terminal to launch Ubuntu and also have it running in Hyper-V. How does that help me if my windows is out of support? /s
Anything but the penguin😂
What about the pengwings
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.
Where are you seeing this? Doesn’t seem like a typical Windows prompt.
Looks like an email
So probably phishing attempt that OP thinks is actually from Windows?
No, I can confirm I also got a Microsoft email. News search for this apparently shows they roll these emails out every so often.
Shows how untrustworthy the big companies are these days. We’re in JD Rockerfeller era Pt. 2.
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.
I took the last message I got from them as an invitation to ditch Windows for Linux. Now I wish I did that earlier!
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.
It says ‘comprehensive’ can’t get more clear than that, right? Right?
That entire sentence is unintelligible marketing drivel.
“How is Windows 11 more secure?”
“It just is! Promise!”
“Trade it”
TO FUCKING WHOM? The whole point is that you made it useless.
(Unless this is Microsoft providing some free advertising for Linux)
Trade it in.
In other words, someone may be willing to pay you for parts, rather than you just getting nothing for it (recycling).
They are not going to recommend you use an alternative OS, and probably not because they’re worried about market share, but because they then have some responsibility for every time a person fucks up a Linux install.
Probably going to be a ton of cheap used computers on the market in the near future for installing Linux on
Oh good. My PC is actually 11 years old. The hard drive died a few months ago. So I replaced the 3.5inch sata 7200rpm drive with an enclosure that holds 2 2.5inch drives. I’m using solid state for the first time. I was able to clone my Windows 7 drive to a solid state drive. It works even better than the original drive.
But! That enclosure makes it so that I can just turn off the PC, eject the drive, insert a different drive, and now I’m on an entirely different OS. It’s my first time using linux…it still sucks, but it’s useable. Last time I tried linux was right before I bought this PC 11 years ago. I tried using linux on a PC that previously was running Windows XP. I couldn’t even get it to boot. Now things generally work, but it has BEEN a constant struggle, and a constant learning experience.
Every now and then a little devil on my shoulder says “you should set up a cluster computer that serves a secondary function as a smart space heater” and it’s gonna be really hard to ignore if the deals are good enough.
I for one will be looking forward to getting mid-spec PCs dirt cheap.
