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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.
Windows 11 is almost as bad as Vista. Can’t stand it. Will stay on Win 10 as long as I can.
Been running W7 Home Premium with no problems. I like it.
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Yeah I have a quad core intel processor that is pretty fast. Computer would boot up in 30 seconds from original windows 10 install. As they put out updates it now takes several minutes to boot up. But the computer is fast after that.
The CPU falls just short of windows 11 requirements. And they want to force me to replace it. NO way. Bad for the environment I say. How they get you is when the software companies stop supporting a version windows, and it is a kind software you need. Like tax programs.
Hint... It is windows 10 that is the problem. They corrupt their own software whenever they do updates. The result is different depending on your hardware.
I was really unhappy when I finally had to leave XP. Windows 10 has been a pain ever since I “upgraded”.
StackSocial is also currently offering Win11 Pro, which can be installed and activated on three different computers, for $40.
Offer expires May 2.
“It takes mine 30 seconds...................”
Mine as well !
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Thanks to Red badger for the ping!
>> all editions of Windows 10 will be supported with monthly security updates until October 14th, 2025,
Been mulling over when to retire... 12/12/25 looks attractive! 😆
Well, good that you know about WINE. But it doesn't "emulate" Windows. In fact "WINE" stands for "WINE Is Not an Emulator".
It is just a set of software modules that allow Windows programs to run on Linux. It doesn't replace Linux, and it doesn't add Windows. It just gives the Windows program you want to run, the false impression that it's running in a Windows host instead of a Linux host.
WINE was developed so that Windows games could be run without paying for Windows. Over the years it has expanded and improved considerably, but it's still somewhat of a crap-shoot with regard to running Windows programs that it hasn't specifically been tested and tuned with.
That said, it's a great utility.
My 2009 HP Desktop running Win-7 Pro x64, boots up nicely in ~40secs.
I have to use it at work and yeah, I dislike it very much.
Hey, I have something in common with Microshaft!
You will rent our new software for $99/year or we’ll waste even more of your time.
They misspelled 'ditch'.
Once I no longer needed to have compatibility for work stuff and mostly do internet I got an IMAC, very sleek, very fast, and absolutely silent.
Mine boots in under 20 seconds. I suggest you have something else bogging down your system. I built my computer in 2015 and have only upgraded the hard drive when the original one croaked last year. I put in an M.2 drive which seems much faster than the old mechanical disks.
“Will stay on Win 10 as long as I can.”
I’m using Win 8.1 and my system is running just fine. Just do basic text processing, Email, browse with Edge. Can’t upgrade to win 10 or 11, PC powerful enough. So, I will stay put.
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