Posted on 11/06/2025 9:34:09 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Checking my home IP would be useless since it's a random address chosen by my VPN.
I love the bluster and bravado of y'all on this forum about how "you can take Windows 7 from my cold, dead hands." ... exactly because y'all think you're "giving it to the man" by not upgrading.
That is a complete load of horseshit I don't think any such thing. I have an old computer that won't support anything past Win 7 and I can't afford a new one.
Into what?
Oddly enough I’ve been getting pop ups saying I just got an update a few minutes after I start up. Always two identical pop ups at the same time. That started a few months ago.
I didn’t turn anything on to get them, they don’t update anything and I can’t find a way to shut them off. Oh, well, two clicks and they’re gone.
On reddit at r/techsupport the moderator tells people they do not support Windows 10 questions there and that “you must immediately upgrade to Windows 11”.
I figure because of all the problems with Windows 11 he wants to keep the sub reddit blog running...
Hopefully there will be 3rd party software that can remove / block all the spying and encrypting on 11 & the coming 12.
Otherwise I would feel safer in Linux Mint.
I would need to replace several programs as they do not run natively on Linux or use wine or something similar.
Windows 10 will be around several more years before Microsoft forces popular programs to not support it. When the web browsers do then it is time to switch.
VirtualBox works on Linux from what I read. This means you can run those Windows only programs on a Windows 10 install inside VirtualBox.
You should consider Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 that will be supported until 01/01/2032.
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#141 You can buy a used pc from Amazon. Inexpensive.
I bought a 2018 HP z240 SFF pc for my sister for $135 in march 2024. It was $3,200 when new and the reviews came out. Cannot upgrade to 11 unless you use Rufus to bypass Microsoft requirements. We have no desire to upgrade.
Below are Windows 11 compatible. You can still run Windows 10 on them and when you decide to go to Windows 11 you have the license.
https://www.amazon.com/refurbished-desktop-computers-win-11/s?k=refurbished+desktop+computers+win+11
How to get the FREE extended support for 1 year
https://davidswebsite.com/freerepublic/extend_support.html
If you had to buy a license they are cheap. Google: Windows 10 or 11 license
They are from about $20 to $35 from Groupon and Walmart etc.
Download Windows from Microsoft. Do so before Microsoft only allows 11.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10%5B1%5D
And no names or contracts. I just buy the phone at Walmart, and a refill card for what plan I want, and then go home and activate it. Pay cash and there is no card connection. They will ask for name and email when you cal to activate it just decline that request. But you can set it up with a card autopay later if you like and they will give you five bucks a month off...
Sounds like a plan. I dont do gaming anymore really, and just browse net- i d9nt really need the gig speed of spectr7m for what i do. Ill have to get a ch3ap tablet too and keep all card info and such off it.
Y3s it does, bo5h virtualbox and the other popular one, cznt thimk what it is right now.
Winboat is suppsoed to be “easier than” wine and other emulators. Chedk ou5 youtube fo4 videos on it.
Folks are not going to be doing much online gaming soon anyhow. We are soon going to be lucky to even be able to use the net at all. AI is killing the bandwidth. It is already reducing folks down to dialup speed as it is now. Sites are locking up and timing out like crazy. There is just not enough Bandwidth to support all the AI traffic. They are kicking the normal net out the door... It will not be long and we will be lucky to get just emails sent through...
True. If they manage to make it faster somehow. And more bandwidth, the cost for internet will skyrockett no doubt.
Thank you very much, minnesota_bound!
Maybe I should get myself a Christmas present this year. :)
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