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

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https://www.neowin.net/guides/how-to-install-windows-11-24h2-on-unsupported-hardware/
 
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.
While it is true that you can load W11 on a non-compliant computer (MS has changed their tune on allowing it), and it is getting updates (for now), I was reading on an MS forum that at some point the updates will stop, and it was an MS employee that made the statement.
 
Have an older PC, bought to put Mint onto. No plans to get Win11, at least not for a bit. Work PC has it, so maybe with time I'll stop hating on it. :)
 
I have a older Acer laptop that is not upgradeable that I replaced with a new Windows 11 Acer. Similar specs for $199 between black friday and christmas. Problem solved IMW YMMV
 
i have shoved every PC around me to windows 11. only two of the 9 machines in my house are officially supported. did the server work around to get to the latest update.

windows 11 is a nice OS to daily drive. work also just pushed us all to 11 aswell. makes it easier to have one OS between everything.
 
In the fall I'm considering pulling the trigger on the option to pay $30/machine to get a year of additional support. That doesn't seem like all that much money to get an additional year to wait to see how Co-Pilot implementation into the OSs progresses.

Anyone else considering that option?

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/31...10-extended-security-updates-consumer-pricing


My rationale: I'm fairly impressed with Co-Pilot and use it for nearly all searches as it's far more efficient at getting me answers that I'm actually looking for.

MS promises to incorporate Co-Pilot more and more into future OSs, and I'm (cautiously) intrigued by what they might come up with. Thus, I'm thinking that it might be in my interest to keep the old machines running (the hardware has plenty of life left in it) and see what MS+Co-Pilot might evolve into by fall of 2026.

Also, it seems possible that Windows 12 will be out by then (which, other than more advanced Co-Pilot integration, I hear may be just an evolutionary "clean-up of 11" release). Jumping from 10 to 12 might allow one to skip the headaches many have described with 11 and get the more advanced Co-Pilot implementation to boot.

That's the thought, anyway. Don't know if it will be the reality...
 
for those who are savvy, win 10 LTSC will still be supported for a while
 
Except that "security updates" in the 90s were a non-issue. Back then, people cared more about getting DriveSpace disk compression because they just got their new 300MB hard drive and wanted to make the most of it ... that was back in a day when you still had to program all of the HDD detials in the BIOS for it to work, like the head/cylinder/precomp/etc. Luckily, most of that stuff was stamped on a sticker on the drive.
 
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I’ve already converted to win11, but my hardware was already good for it.
If I had an older PC that wasn’t officially compatible with win11, I would do the setup.exe/product server workaround. It should work for most of the older win10 machines.
The Copilot can be uninstalled at least for now, so that’s not an issue.
 
Short answer. Do both. Upgrade to Windows 11 and get Linux.

Longer winded anwser. I recently and successfully upgraded my Windows 10 PC to Windows 11. After all the hype surrounding this operation, I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was. Seamless for the most part. Even for a novice like myself.

However, just for fun and because I'm interested in new and different things, I built an alternate PC and loaded Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) on it. You don't have to break the bank to do this. In fact, case in point, a $20 dollar HP Pavilion from Goodwill will do this resonably well. Anyway, I've been really pleased at how good free and open source software can be. It's an overall good running system. As well as a complete suite of tools and applications. I recommend LMDE for those interested in trying out Linux.

Plus I like the fact that the more I learn about the Linux operating system, the more I have a working insurance policy against whatever whems Microsoft wishes to heap on us consumers in the future.. You know. Down the road.

On the flip side there is still a lot of software that only works on Windows and MAC PCs. Like for example, Turbo Tax. Now, there are ways around this on a Linux machine, but it makes sense to me to keep a working Windows machine around as a tool when occasions like this arise. This rather than entering into the world of dual boot, virtual machines, Wine applications and the like. I guess all good stuff to learn but when my time is already a bit limited and I have a good working Windows PC that's up to date, I'll wait on that stuff as time and necessity allows.

A few ideas that have worked for me. Good luck in whatever you figure out.
 
I'm sure no one cares but I haven't used Microsoft products since the EOL of XP.

EDIT: I love when Microsoft makes computers obsolete. Increases the supply of good, cheap, used computers.
 
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I'm sure no one cares but I haven't used Microsoft products since the EOL of XP.

EDIT: I love when Microsoft makes computers obsolete. Increases the supply of good, cheap, used computers.
That’s one reason why Macs can be a bargain even though they are stupidly expensive new. It’s not unusual to get 10 good years of service from one.
 
That’s one reason why Macs can be a bargain even though they are stupidly expensive new. It’s not unusual to get 10 good years of service from one.
You can get 10 years out of a good PC easily as well, ever since windows vista/7 hit the market.
But most people are not willing to spend $1.5-2k for a PC laptop or desktop in this price range.

Most want a sub $500 version and then wonder why it stops working after few years.
 
That’s one reason why Macs can be a bargain even though they are stupidly expensive new. It’s not unusual to get 10 good years of service from one.
The wife's and my Lenovo laptops are 15 years old this year. Using the latest Debian. Mine dual boots into Win 10 to run my OBDII scanning software. Just updated Debian and charged the batteries the other day.
 
Linux is great for screwing around with and I enjoy using it on older hardware, and while I'm getting better at it, I still don't understand the guts of it like I do DOS and Windows since I've been using them since the 80's.
It's a little daunting but once you get the hang of how things are done, it's quite easy.

I've been away so long, when I open a Windows machine, I'm lost.
 
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