That was a very honest and accurate summary, thank you.
Windows folks are up against the wire. They really need to get on this ASAP if they are going to do it.
It will still be several years before say Office will only work in Windows 11 or higher.
I do not want to switch to Windows 11 as I do not trust Bitlocker which encrypts your hard drive.
If you do not remember your Bitlocker password or the Microsoft account password where maybe hopefully the Bitlocker account is stored then all your files like family photos, tax records... all files are gone!
The backup drives may also be affected.
Many millions will have a new pc but do not realize they have a encrypted one until they try to log in.
I have a WD Essential 2TB external drive that has Bitlocker. I have no password as I never did encrypt. I have a 2015 Gigabyte desktop pc with Windows 10 Pro and no TPM chip or secure boot. Bitlocker is not an option.
My 2018 HP z240 SFF desktop pc has secure boot and no TPM chip.
Neither pc can be upgraded to Windows 11.
I have a license for Windows 11 Home 22H2 which has no Bitlocker option. I have used it in a VirtualPC window and used a workaround to install it.
Future Windows 11 24H2 will have Bitlocker for both Home and Pro versions.
I tried various solutions found on the internet but nothing works. Many postings of people saying the same thing that they did not encrypt the internal or external drive.
Microsoft showed it had the ability to get around Bitlocker when that crowdstrike problem happened but it will not be available otherwise.