Completely flawless performance.
Not one call to MSFT or Dell Help Desk - in seven years!
I cannot believe I have to retire this absolutely perfect machine.
You definitely do not have to retire it.
You can pay $30 a year to Microsoft or a third party.
Or you can use one of the many techniques to put Windows 11 on it and see how well that works for you. Or you can install a version of Linux.