Whats the Plan come Oct 2025, re: Windows 10?

[Paco Pena]

Whats everybody doing when Windows 10 hits end of life this year? I have a collection of older hardware so mine is getting a upgrade to several flavors of Linux. Mint Cinnamon will be on my main PC. Currently running it as a duel boot till I'm fully sold on it. Zorin OS on another box and sticking with Windows 10 on the old school gaming rig. Sadly there will be a massive number of perfectly good computers going to recycling from what I see.

Paco

 

[rijndael]

Something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Micro-Mini-PC-Computers-N5105/dp/B09Q8Z6VB7/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&sr=1-3

 

[cptbarkey]

Nothing. Windows 10 will still work.

 

[wwillson]

Whats everybody doing when Windows 10 hits end of life this year?

Mine are converted to Windows 11, even the one that doesn't qualify for Windows 11, the process is very simple.

 

[vavavroom]

My current home PC will be over 7 years old by the time Windows 10 loses support. I did one major refresh with a new HD and a new SSD, but I will not shoehorn W11 into the old pc because without security updates I do not see any point to running W11. I will relegate the old PC to offline use. I will get a new PC for online use. My laptop has been running W11 for a few years now and should be good for at least 5 more years.

 

[wwillson]

I will not shoehorn W11 into the old pc because without security updates I do not see any point to running W11

Why can't you get security updates on a PC running W11?

 

[rijndael]

Why can't you get security updates on a PC running W11?

Folks are reporting that some of the unsupprted upgraded pcs aren't getting all of the updates, like 24H2.

 

[wwillson]

Folks are reporting that some of the unsupprted upgraded pcs aren't getting all of the updates, like 24H2.

Not a problem on mine

 

[vavavroom]

Why can't you get security updates on a PC running W11?

Incompatible processor. I would either get no or only limited security updates. Not worth the headache.

 

[rijndael]

Not a problem on mine

Well, you're lucky. It's a pretty well documented issue, but it has workarounds:
https://www.wintips.org/how-to-upgrade-to-windows-11-24h2-on-unsupported-pc/

 

[vavavroom]

Not a problem on mine

Good for you and I have no intention of putting any faith in Lady Luck and spending any time on workarounds.

 

[97prizm]

Whats everybody doing when Windows 10 hits end of life this year? I have a collection of older hardware so mine is getting a upgrade to several flavors of Linux. Mint Cinnamon will be on my main PC. Currently running it as a duel boot till I'm fully sold on it. Zorin OS on another box and sticking with Windows 10 on the old school gaming rig. Sadly there will be a massive number of perfectly good computers going to recycling from what I see.

Paco

Check out distrowatch as there are a few emulators like wine wich work hit or mis with windows software.

 

[wag123]

Folks are reporting that some of the unsupprted upgraded pcs aren't getting all of the updates, like 24H2.

Correct, and Microsoft straight-up says this.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...s installed,to compatibility or other issues.
"If you proceed with installing Windows 11, your PC will no longer be supported and won't be entitled to receive updates."

 

[wwillson]

Well, you're lucky. It's a pretty well documented issue, but it has workarounds

Sorry, I assumed the switch /product server was understood.

 

[wwillson]

Correct, and Microsoft straight-up says this.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...s installed,to compatibility or other issues.
"If you proceed with installing Windows 11, your PC will no longer be supported and won't be entitled to receive updates."

While this is true, if you launch the setup.exe with the switch /product server, then you can install on a non-supported processor. This has always worked flawlessly for me and the PC continues to get all updates.

 

[jhellwig]

I have a windows 11 computer so the old one that started as Windows 8 and got the free windows 10 upgrade can get recycled.

My biggest concern is my work computer. I doubt they have started putting windows 11 on the ones they replaced last year and going forward. We still have stuff running windows 7 with the extended updates on critical infrastructure for no reason other than we haven't had a TSA mandate to change it.

 

[wwillson]

I have no intention of putting any faith in Lady Luck

You aren't

spending any time on workarounds

The time spent is downloading the windows installer and typing "setup.exe /product server" No, it does not install Windows server

 

[cptbarkey]

I have a windows 11 computer so the old one that started as Windows 8 and got the free windows 10 upgrade can get recycled.

My biggest concern is my work computer. I doubt they have started putting windows 11 on the ones they replaced last year and going forward. We still have stuff running windows 7 with the extended updates on critical infrastructure for no reason other than we haven't had a TSA mandate to change it.

I'm still waiting on the incentive to upgrade to Windows 11. So far it has features like Copilot which compromise personal security. I shut that off with 10 as well. My work also doesn't have any rush plans to upgrade. Its deeply in the Millennium / Windows 8 cycle of an unnecessary operating system.

 

[vavavroom]

You aren't


The time spent is downloading the windows installer and typing "setup.exe /product server" No, it does not install Windows server

I'm not talking about installing W11. I'm talking about the likely complications regarding security updates.

 

[wwillson]

I'm not talking about installing W11. I'm talking about the likely complications regarding security updates.

You shouldn't have any problem with security updates if you upgrade with the /product server switch.