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Microsoft is done with major Windows 10 updates
Verge ^ | By Jay Peters Apr 27, 2023, 2:41 PM CDT|

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.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Society
KEYWORDS: microsoft; operatingsystem; updates; windows; windows10; windows11; windows12; windowsxp
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To: Skywise
There is nothing wrong with your PC. It is a Microsoft Policy decision. Almost EVERY computer that can run Windows 10 can run Windows 11. It's not a technical decision. They want a TPM2 for "security" reasons. I can't recall how to cajole Windows 11 into installing. Google it. It's simple.

21 posted on 04/27/2023 1:31:04 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Red Badger

What gets me about high tech outfits is their KISS OF DEATH to old operating system.

Bill Gates buried a time bomb in Windows XP and too may users got booted of in other words — LOCKED OUT. End of support should not be a ticket to force you to discontinue personal usage.


22 posted on 04/27/2023 1:38:06 PM PDT by George from New England
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To: Red Badger

What gets me about high tech outfits is their KISS OF DEATH to old operating system.

Bill Gates buried a time bomb in Windows XP and too may users got booted of in other words — LOCKED OUT. End of support should not be a ticket to force you to discontinue personal usage.


23 posted on 04/27/2023 1:39:17 PM PDT by George from New England
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To: GingisK

Norton has a nice utility program... cleans up the clutter.


24 posted on 04/27/2023 1:40:03 PM PDT by GOPJ (best definition of WOKE/socialism is simply “The endless war against merit. ”Victor Davis Hanson )
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To: GingisK

Don’t complain. My laptop takes 20 minutes for the hard drive to stop and the computer to get going smoothly. I love my Chromebook for web surfing. Boots in less than 20 seconds.


25 posted on 04/27/2023 1:52:14 PM PDT by Dandy (Drain the swamp baby!!!)
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To: Skywise

BINGO! Now go buy an official Bill Gates Blue Screen Surface!


26 posted on 04/27/2023 1:52:19 PM PDT by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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To: Red Badger

That is the secret.


27 posted on 04/27/2023 1:52:46 PM PDT by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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To: Red Badger

Dang, I just bought a Windows 10 HP refurb because TurboTax no longer worked on my Windows 7 desktop. Now, if Family Tree Maker stops working on Windows 10, I am totally FUBAR.


28 posted on 04/27/2023 1:55:05 PM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.for corruptiion)
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To: NohSpinZone

Stack social has Office Pro 2021 for $39 with lifetime code....I can use it on my Mac.


29 posted on 04/27/2023 1:58:27 PM PDT by mikelets456
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To: Red Badger
From Howtogeek.com:

"Windows 12 will likely be released in late 2024. Codenamed "Next Valley," Microsoft has already revealed a prototype desktop redesign. We also expect changes to the lock screen and notification center, as well as AI integration throughout the operating system."

https://www.howtogeek.com/871584/windows-12-release-date-and-everything-else-we-know/

The programming they call "AI" is scary when they insist on integrating it "throughout the operating system".

30 posted on 04/27/2023 2:03:01 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: T.B. Yoits

Linux is the way.

Only reason I still use windows is turbo tax and video games.

Latter is not an issue anymore though. My steam deck plays everything in desktop mode as good or better then my win7 rig.


31 posted on 04/27/2023 2:07:57 PM PDT by SPDSHDW (Ron DeSantis. The latest GOPe champion in a long list of winners. Jeb! Mitt Romney, and John McStain)
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To: SPDSHDW

My son showed me ‘wine’ for linux

It emulates Windows


32 posted on 04/27/2023 2:15:01 PM PDT by George from New England
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To: Skywise

“Except for that fact that 80% of the PCs running windows 10 CANNOT upgrade to Windows 11.”

My computer is three years old and I can’t.


33 posted on 04/27/2023 2:21:43 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: GingisK
No fooling, it takes my WIN10 desktop six minutes to boot up.

Your pc probably needs to be reformatted and reloaded.

34 posted on 04/27/2023 2:24:12 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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that’ll create a hardware dilemma for many


35 posted on 04/27/2023 2:24:19 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Red Badger

Liked Windows 8 better at least it had a chess game now updated to 10 nothing but kid games PU.


36 posted on 04/27/2023 2:26:01 PM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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To: GingisK
it takes my WIN10 desktop six minutes to boot up.

Hint: it's not Win10 that's the problem. Are you running it on a 486/66?

37 posted on 04/27/2023 2:30:08 PM PDT by rarestia (“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” -Hamilton)
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To: Red Badger

No, its a plain old rotating mechanical beastie.


38 posted on 04/27/2023 2:30:10 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: Red Badger
I gave up on bill gates w8. Now I hear what he is up to I give up on him also.
39 posted on 04/27/2023 2:30:19 PM PDT by mountainlion (Live well those that did not make it back.)
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To: rarestia
I'm running:

Processor: AMD A10-8850 Radeon R7, 12 Compute Cores 4C+8G 3.90 GHz
Installed RAM: 12.0 GB (10.9 GB usable)
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

40 posted on 04/27/2023 2:38:34 PM PDT by GingisK
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