So I guess I’m okay, for now anyway.
Posted on 04/27/2023 1:04:18 PM PDT by Red Badger
Windows 10 22H2 will be the final version of the operating system, Microsoft said in a blog post on Thursday. Moving forward, all editions of Windows 10 will be supported with monthly security updates until October 14th, 2025, when Microsoft will end support. (Some releases on the Long-Term Servicing Channel, or LTSC, will get updates past that end of support date.)
Microsoft is encouraging users to now transition to Windows 11 because Windows 10 won’t be getting any new features.
Now that Windows 11 has been out for more than a year and a half, it’s not too surprising that the company is starting to wind things down for Windows 10, an operating system that first launched in 2015. The company took a step toward moving on when it stopped selling Windows 10 downloads in January, and now, we know when support for Windows 10 will officially end.
Ping!................
Now, if they could take some features out of it. No fooling, it takes my WIN10 desktop six minutes to boot up.
That itself is its best feature. I don't know how many times I have left things unsaved overnight only to have Microsoft lose it through a forced upgrade reboot.
Except for that fact that 80% of the PCs running windows 10 CANNOT upgrade to Windows 11.
This is forced obsolescence.
Something is very wrong with your computer.
It takes mine 30 seconds...................
Evidently you can install win11 on older hardware with some hacks. I’ve not tried it yet.
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-install-windows-11-on-older-unsupported-pcs/
https://www.theverge.com/22715331/how-to-install-windows-11-unsupported-cpu-intel-amd-registry-regedit
See post 7. I thought that too but it looks like there’s a workaround.
I’ve tried to find it, without luck. There has to be some goofy service that gets stuck for some reason. It must disable task switching. Virus hunters find nothing.
Do you have a Solid State Disc drive, SSD?..................
Get an SSD drive.
This is am arbitrary money grubbing death sentence for my investment.
I wish very poor things for anything Bill Gates has ever touched. This is why it used to be trendy for Bill to get pies in the face at airports.
Windows 7 is working great on my laptop, without annoying updates.
My Windows-7 boots up in under 1 minute.
It’s not uncommon for the Windows registry to become corrupted. Unfortunately when it happens the corrective action is to scrub it and start over - quick fixes often come back to bite you.
Is that all?!
I can’t upgrade, and my computers aren’t that old.
Even with a 7200 rpm mechanical drive my Windows 10 system takes 30 seconds. And I’m really a Linux guy.
I use Office 365. Why can’t Microsoft figure out a way to do updates without requiring me to do a reboot? So stupid.
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