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Posted on 05/06/2025 7:01:15 AM PDT by Openurmind
With Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 in October 2025, millions of Windows 10 users will be left behind by the company. Upgrades to Windows 11 may be out of the question, due to stricter system requirements. While these can be bypassed, many Windows 10 users may lack the expertise to do so.
This leaves Microsoft's recommendation to buy a new Windows 11 PC or subscribe to one year of extended security updates as the only options that Microsoft highlights in its recommendations.
There are at least two additional options available to users, but Microsoft makes no mention of them. The first is to subscribe to 0Patch, which costs $30 per year as well, like ESU, but guarantees updates until at least 2030. The second is to migrate to Linux.
Migrating to Linux is a daunting task. It is another operating system, which means it needs to be installed and configured, and files need to be moved over. Also, while many programs are available for Windows and Linux, there are notable exceptions.
End of 10
End of 10 tries to help Windows 10 users move over to Linux. It has KDE backing, at least when it comes to hosting, which gives it credibility.
The project team highlights five reasons for switching to Linux:
It is cheaper - Linux is free to install and use. It is ad-free and not spying no users. Good for the planet to keep using older PCs instead of purchasing new ones. Communities around the world support Linux and may help new users. Users are in control.
While those are reassuring, the project's main goal is to bring Windows 10 users who want to switch to Linux but need help doing so together with Linux communities.
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I want my Windows 7 to last forever. The best version...by far!
Agreed
My last non-linux system is Win7.
Still got two WinXP boxes running and a Win98 box still getting its job done fine.
I have Ubuntu 24. On a few boxes. 24 has samba issues and vnc problems with mouse.
Still need help on last two.
My Win7 shows no signs of dying. It was built in 2008.
Had Windows 7. Crap. Was glad when Windows 10 came out. Just had to non installed the updates which would screw things up.
Windows ping
There is far too much garbage included in eleven. With every update I have to
sift through and turn off the useless crap.
That said, edge, the browser that replaced internet explorer, has proven to be
inept, allowing unwanted cookies, etc, to infiltrate and slow down browsing.
This happens at the strictest setting 'allowed' in edge.
Most of my laptops and PCs are Windows 7. Love it, no complaints. I have Windows 10 and one 11 PC (all refurbs) that I use where applications won't run on 7 but really don't like the messy environments of post 7 Windows. I do have Linux and like it very much.
True. I was very happy with that.
Thank you... :)
XP FOREVER!.....................
I’ve been tinkering with Ubuntu for a few years now. When my Windows 10 laptop goes, I will convert totally to Unbuntu on a mini PC.
The only thing I can’t get working is the MRI viewing software for my wife’s imaging. I think it will work with WINE but I haven’t tried yet.
p
Under the premise that increased data security is the goal, M$ is implementing a program that is really intended to boost hardware sales which have been lagging for years. Expect M$ to continue to lock down hardware requirements (newer CPUs, more RAM, etc) until any hardware built before about 2018 will not run any new Windoze OS.
If you are not running exotic apps that mandate Windoze, consider linux in the Ubuntu or Mint variants. Libre Office offers everything that M$ Office 365 does and does not ask for a yearly fee not require a M$ account. Linux based email apps are plentiful and most are far more effective that Outlook at rejecting spam, etc.
I want my Windows 7 to last forever. The best version...by far!
Yeah, we all loved 7, were familiar with how to get things done in 7. But, it was prone to having updating break, requiring subtle command line witchery to fix. Over the years there were a ton of servicing stack updates. At this point, getting 7 up to date and current is a time consuming PITA. Win 10 is much better in that regard.
I want my Windows 7 to last forever. The best version...by far!
Not on the Internet, I hope. AV support from anywhere is long gone on those.
Three letter acronyms please?
There is nothing Win11 does that cannot be done in one of several linux flavors. Ditto for W10. They are both turds.
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