[Gay State Conservative]

I want my Windows 7 to last forever. The best version...by far!

[ShadowAce]

Windows ping

[chief lee runamok]

I've used several versions of windows over the years. I'm using eleven now,
on a fairly decent laptop.

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.

[Red Badger]

XP FOREVER!.....................

[bitt]

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[ByteMercenary]

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.

[sasquatch]

Three letter acronyms please?

[bobbo666]

There is nothing Win11 does that cannot be done in one of several linux flavors. Ditto for W10. They are both turds.

[Vision]

MS is pushing out new OS's and EOL’ing them too fast.

[Myrddin]

I have 3 Windows 10 systems that don't meet hardware spec for Windows 11. Paying for support is cheaper than replacing the hardware. My other platforms are dual boot with Linux and Windows 11.

[i_robot73]

>
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.
>

Daunting? Not @ all. Notable exceptions?? Sure, some...but it’s a diminishing set as Linux continues to mature. Most, if not all, can be solved via VM/Docker+.

LOT more secure. Requires LESS (memory, CPU+) to work. Requires less re(booting). LESS crashes (least, for me).

Going Linux was the best move I made when Win10 was being foisted upon the unwilling. I detest Win11, having it was my work OS.

[ken in texas]

I still miss Windows 98 SE.

[DJ Frisat]

I have Ubuntu on a couple of laptops that I rarely even turn on, and everything else in my home runs Windows 10 - even the new relatively high-end creator machine I built last year. I was in the Windows Insider program for some time before 10 was released, and have been very pleased with 10 all along. The only machine I have that can be properly ‘upgraded’ to 11 is the new one, and I don’t want it. (I could use the workaround on some of the others, but no, thank you... 🤮)

Biggest problem with Linux is that the complex high-end audio and video restoration software I use will only run on Windows or iOS - there is no Linux version, and the emulators that allow some Windows software to run are not compatible with the sophisticated programs I need.

[Sequoyah101]

Apple is just as guilty of leaving users in the lurch.

Two nights ago I rebooted and my extended monitor, an old LCD Cinema, quit responding to adjustments, especially brightness. I discovered to my dismay, that the monitor is no longer supported as of Monterey OS.

Thankfully, I found a patch that will control the old monitor but it took a couple of hours to get it all up and running.

Curses to Apple.

[FreedomPoster]

I think I’m about to go Apple. Keep the Windows 10 laptop to run some automotive diagnostic software.

[Bigg Red]

mark

[Brian Griffin]

I have a Mac a neighbor gave me.

I’ll learn how to use it when the time comes.

[PJ-Comix]

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.

I've got a Windows 10 and was hoping they DON'T end their support for it in October. I don't want Windows 11 and am hoping I can hang on to my current Windows 10 computer until they come out with a Windows 12.

[algore]

I am going to have to upgrade my windows 2012r2 to 2022 or maybe 2025 soon. I have not decided yet

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

Change for the sake of $s with total disregard for any improvement whatsoever.....Microsoft’s motto.

I’m still running Windows 7 Ultimate. I will NOT be fed B.S.!