Good news: Windows 10 end of support is officially postponed for 1 year... in
Europe only (sorry).
... thanks to pressure from the Euroconsumers group this is now changing in
the European Economic Area. The consumer advocacy group has been asking Microsoft
to do more for those still running Windows 10 across Europe, and it has successfully
convinced the software giant to offer the extended security updates free without
the requirement of enabling Windows Backup. (The Verge)
What a relief! I'm not ready to give my data to Recall.
After Windows 10, I'll either keep it for a couple of years, or switch to
whatever Linux distro.
That'll be the end of my relationship with Windows, since version 1.01
Yep, doesn't make you young!
Good news: Windows 10 end of support is officially postponed for 1 year... in
Europe only (sorry).
... thanks to pressure from the Euroconsumers group this is now changing in
the European Economic Area. The consumer advocacy group has been asking Microsoft
to do more for those still running Windows 10 across Europe, and it has successfully
convinced the software giant to offer the extended security updates free without
the requirement of enabling Windows Backup. (The Verge)
What a relief! I'm not ready to give my data to Recall.
After Windows 10, I'll either keep it for a couple of years, or switch to
whatever Linux distro.
That'll be the end of my relationship with Windows, since version 1.01
Yep, doesn't make you young!
And you... Windows 11 or going wild and rebel?
Windows 11 here, it is just a skin for Windows 10... Also you can nuke many telemetry,
also copilot and recall.
Good news: Windows 10 end of support is officially postponed for 1 year... in
Europe only (sorry).
... thanks to pressure from the Euroconsumers group this is now changing in
the European Economic Area. The consumer advocacy group has been asking Microsoft
to do more for those still running Windows 10 across Europe, and it has successfully
convinced the software giant to offer the extended security updates free without
the requirement of enabling Windows Backup. (The Verge)
What a relief! I'm not ready to give my data to Recall.
After Windows 10, I'll either keep it for a couple of years, or switch to
whatever Linux distro.
That'll be the end of my relationship with Windows, since version 1.01
Yep, doesn't make you young!
And you... Windows 11 or going wild and rebel?
Windows 11 here, it is just a skin for Windows 10... Also you can nuke many telemetry,
also copilot and recall.
Yep, my PC is recent and can handle Windows 11.
But for many people it's difficult, especially as the materials won't
be compatible. Of course there's a trick to instal without this security
chip on the MB, but Microsoft can patch this later on, and then your Windows
is wasted.
[…]
And you... Windows 11 or going wild and rebel?
Linux! 🐧🐧🐧
I had not installed Windows on my personal machines since 1994. “Had” because,
in 2020, I left Win10 on my at-the-time-new machine, to be able to use my GPU
for renders in Studio (and test if the Studio bugs I reported were not Wine bugs).
But, honestly, I didn’t do that often, and I completely stopped since I compiled
Eyesight natively on Linux 😁
Now, I boot on Windows every month or so and spend 2 hours watching it update
and reboot multiple times 🙄 and then I go back to Linux where I can actually
do things.
Also, Windows takes almost 70 GiB of my disk for just the system and Studio,
while Linux takes less than 30 GiB, for the system and a bazillion of applications.
I don’t understand why people keep using Windows. It’s buggy, inefficient, and
a privacy rapist.
At this point, it’s way worse than Stockholm syndrome.
Any pages I need to read to get Studio running in Linux. I`m completely novice
at Linux, currently dual-booted Fedora on my home computer. I have wine downloaded
and installed, but not have any software successfully running in it.
Mostly because I found Linux variants of the software I needed.
In General, SylvainLS writes:
In General, 1001bricks writes:
[…]
And you... Windows 11 or going wild and rebel?
Linux! 🐧🐧🐧
I had not installed Windows on my personal machines since 1994. “Had” because,
in 2020, I left Win10 on my at-the-time-new machine, to be able to use my GPU
for renders in Studio (and test if the Studio bugs I reported were not Wine bugs).
But, honestly, I didn’t do that often, and I completely stopped since I compiled
Eyesight natively on Linux 😁
Now, I boot on Windows every month or so and spend 2 hours watching it update
and reboot multiple times 🙄 and then I go back to Linux where I can actually
do things.
Also, Windows takes almost 70 GiB of my disk for just the system and Studio,
while Linux takes less than 30 GiB, for the system and a bazillion of applications.
I don’t understand why people keep using Windows. It’s buggy, inefficient, and
a privacy rapist.
At this point, it’s way worse than Stockholm syndrome.
Any pages I need to read to get Studio running in Linux. I`m completely novice
at Linux, currently dual-booted Fedora on my home computer. I have wine downloaded
and installed, but not have any software successfully running in it.
Mostly because I found Linux variants of the software I needed.
I am also a Fedora user and I have Studio running perfectly well. I used Bottles
(a sort of Wine GUI) rather than Wine itself, and it was very easy to install.
Any pages I need to read to get Studio running in Linux. I`m completely novice
at Linux, currently dual-booted Fedora on my home computer. I have wine downloaded
and installed, but not have any software successfully running in it.
Mostly because I found Linux variants of the software I needed.
Running Eyesight natively is a tad more complicated as you need to compile it
(howto linked in the first post above) but it’s only useful if you have an NVidia
GPU (CUDA).
I don’t understand why people keep using Windows. It’s buggy, inefficient, and
a privacy rapist.
It’s simple and straight forward to use, many of us just want a normal good looking
OS and aren’t worried about bloat or getting every last drop of performance out
of our pc
I don’t understand why people keep using Windows. It’s buggy, inefficient, and
a privacy rapist.
It’s simple and straight forward to use, many of us just want a normal good looking
OS and aren’t worried about bloat or getting every last drop of performance out
of our pc
You’re basically telling me you prefer Homer’s car.
I don’t understand why people keep using Windows. It’s buggy, inefficient, and
a privacy rapist.
It’s simple and straight forward to use, many of us just want a normal good looking
OS and aren’t worried about bloat or getting every last drop of performance out
of our pc
You’re basically telling me you prefer Homer’s car.
I don’t understand why people keep using Windows. It’s buggy, inefficient, and
a privacy rapist.
It’s simple and straight forward to use, many of us just want a normal good looking
OS and aren’t worried about bloat or getting every last drop of performance out
of our pc
You’re basically telling me you prefer Homer’s car.
I don’t understand why people keep using Windows. It’s buggy, inefficient, and
a privacy rapist.
It’s simple and straight forward to use, many of us just want a normal good looking
OS and aren’t worried about bloat or getting every last drop of performance out
of our pc
You’re basically telling me you prefer Homer’s car.
I’ve not watched the Simpson so I’ve got no idea but I’ve been using windows
my whole life and am happy with it
You’re basically telling me you prefer Homer’s car.
I’ve not watched the Simpson so I’ve got no idea
It’s a car they had Homer design. You can see it’s THE car everybody would want
to drive… NOT
but I’ve been using windows
my whole life and am happy with it
It’s like saying “I’ve been playing with (not-LEGO) my whole life and am happy
with it”!
Anyway, everybody uses Windows because everybody uses Windows… except those who
use Apple (or Linux or FreeBSD or…), and because it comes pre-installed.
You’re basically telling me you prefer Homer’s car.
I’ve not watched the Simpson so I’ve got no idea
It’s a car they had Homer design. You can see it’s THE car everybody would want
to drive… NOT
but I’ve been using windows
my whole life and am happy with it
It’s like saying “I’ve been playing with (not-LEGO) my whole life and am happy
with it”!
Anyway, everybody uses Windows because everybody uses Windows… except those who
use Apple (or Linux or FreeBSD or…), and because it comes pre-installed.
I've been using Linux exclusively for 20 years (except for my work computers,
which are all Macs). I can't imagine using anything else because I'm
so particular about everything. I have all my software setup exactly how I want
it, and you have no control over Windows or MacOS.
My work computer was just "upgraded" to Tahoe recently, and it's
such a disaster. Thankfully, most of my work is in the terminal anyway, so most
of the bugs affect me minimally.
Linux has improved a lot over the past 20 years. Almost everything just works
out of the box now. It's incredibly stable, and you can even play all of
the latest games through Steam now (officially supported). It's an incredible
time to be a Linux user.
You’re basically telling me you prefer Homer’s car.
I’ve not watched the Simpson so I’ve got no idea
It’s a car they had Homer design. You can see it’s THE car everybody would want
to drive… NOT
but I’ve been using windows
my whole life and am happy with it
It’s like saying “I’ve been playing with (not-LEGO) my whole life and am happy
with it”!
tho ive been pressured almost my entire life to use Linux, but since everyone
says to use linux no matter where you go, i want to avoid it whenever possible
Anyway, everybody uses Windows because everybody uses Windows… except those who
use Apple (or Linux or FreeBSD or…), and because it comes pre-installed.
Anyway, everybody uses Windows because everybody uses Windows… except those who
use Apple (or Linux or FreeBSD or…), and because it comes pre-installed.
fair
I have to laugh every time I see a thread like this ...
Microsoft is evil because they have bloatware or the want to back-up your data
and how dare they tell me my hardware won't run the latest OS.
My guess is that most people are using an Android or IOS on their phones and
some people are running desktop/laptop device with the same.
Both companies abandon devices that are less than 10 years old from their latest
OS's.
Apple IOS - Most device build before 2018 will not run IOS 26 and some devices
built after 2018 have limited support.
Android - Most device built before 2021 will not run Android 16.
Let's not even get into the privacy issues around Androids use of people's
data.
Windows 11 will run on Intel base CPUs from 2017 or newer, and AMD based CPUs
from 2018 or newer. How is that any different than the competition?
Yes, Linux is a viable alternative for Windows based devices that will not be
able to run Windows 11. The same cannot be said for Chromebooks or iPads that
cannot run the latest OS.
Bashing Microsoft for doing what the competition has been doing since they entered
the market while ignoring the behavior of their competition . . . the story is
getting old.
[…]
And you... Windows 11 or going wild and rebel?
Linux! 🐧🐧🐧
I had not installed Windows on my personal machines since 1994. “Had” because,
in 2020, I left Win10 on my at-the-time-new machine, to be able to use my GPU
for renders in Studio (and test if the Studio bugs I reported were not Wine bugs).
But, honestly, I didn’t do that often, and I completely stopped since I compiled
Eyesight natively on Linux 😁
Now, I boot on Windows every month or so and spend 2 hours watching it update
and reboot multiple times 🙄 and then I go back to Linux where I can actually
do things.
I blocked ALL updates. I update my Windows 10 only when I decide to. And then
it's only one reboot (if any).
Also, Windows takes almost 70 GiB of my disk for just the system and Studio,
while Linux takes less than 30 GiB, for the system and a bazillion of applications.
That's a bit stupid nowadays, when a boot disk 1TB SSD costs 50 bucks
I don’t understand why people keep using Windows. It’s buggy, inefficient, and
a privacy rapist.
At this point, it’s way worse than Stockholm syndrome.
VIM is nice, but I prefer Word
I know it's a bit a rough and wrong comparaison, but I like graphical interfaces,
sorry.
And it's making my 200+ Steam games all to work smoothly But this is
also stupid, don't have any time to play for a couple of years.
[…]
I blocked ALL updates. I update my Windows 10 only when I decide to. And then
it's only one reboot (if any).
YMMV. Mine reboots at least twice when I decide to let it update.
That’s what I was saying: I only go there to update Studio and Windows and it
takes 2 hours and at least 2 rebooots.
And then, my laptop is old enough now that there’s no BIOS update anymore, it
was sometimes 3 reboots.
When I update my Linux, it does a complete update (system + apps) in 10 min and
I can still use the computer while it’s doing it and I don’t have to reboot in
the middle to let it churn out for yet another hour before I can do something
with it.
[…]
That's a bit stupid nowadays, when a boot disk 1TB SSD costs 50 bucks
It’s not stupid, it’s a symptom of its ineffiency and bloatness.
Using space or processor power because you have it or because it’s cheap to add
more isn’t a good reason to use space or processor power. It’s even actually
THE wrong reason to do it.
[…]
VIM is nice, but I prefer Word
That’s a bit stupid nowadays, when you can use LibreOffice (for free, without
sending all your data to MS so it can train their LLM with it and sell it to
other people) or some other WYSIWYG editor, or even, 🤮, Word.
I know it's a bit a rough and wrong comparaison, but I like graphical interfaces,
sorry.
Tell me you haven’t touched a Linux machine since 1992 without telling me you
haven’t touched a Linux machine since 1992.
Are you using VI on your Android phone?
And it's making my 200+ Steam games all to work smoothly But this is
also stupid, don't have any time to play for a couple of years.
AFAIK, many Steam games work on Linux too. Some games are even said to work
better there.
I know Studio does work better on Wine than on Windows.
TL;DR: Your arguments can be summarised as “lalalala! I won’t hear you”
TL;DR: Your arguments can be summarised as “lalalala! I won’t hear you”
There is a definitive way to not let Windows force you to update. Use it on few
machines here, none has ever decided to update.
About disk and RAM, yes space is an argument, but price of "space" have
decreased so much that it's almost not worth anymore.
You know how heavy is a web page nowadays? What was is when we used single page
http: websites, a few KB?
Word was an example. I use the more often Notepad++, CherryTree and Obsidian,
e-mails in local client Thunderbird, code in VS Code, Firefox (or floorp, etc).
That's 99.99% of where I type, and I'm 16/24 in front of my computer.
Also, you're around 50 yrs old maybe? Warning, things DO change 10 years
later, but it's difficult to comprehend when you're at the peak of your
humanity. I have less time to learn, less energy, and more and more to do every
day.
I can switch to Linux (I was on SCO 4.2 and 5) - yes I know it's not the
same nowaydays - but frankly, if I can avoid this, I've other things to do.
[…]
Word was an example. I use the more often Notepad++, CherryTree and Obsidian,
e-mails in local client Thunderbird, code in VS Code, Firefox (or floorp, etc).
That's 99.99% of where I type, and I'm 16/24 in front of my computer.
And? Thunderbird, Firefox, Visual Studio Code… they all work natively on Linux.
Also, you're around 50 yrs old maybe? Warning, things DO change 10 years
later, but it's difficult to comprehend when you're at the peak of your
humanity. I have less time to learn, less energy, and more and more to do every
day.
I can switch to Linux (I was on SCO 4.2 and 5) - yes I know it's not the
same nowaydays - but frankly, if I can avoid this, I've other things to do.
That’s what I meant: you’re thinking “Linux is like this Unix I used in 1995.”
You can’t be further from the truth.
There’s distributions that are more Windows-like than Windows itself. (Well,
the plural in distributions IS a big problem with Linux: too many to choose from.)
But, anyway, I wasn’t trying to sell you Linux, I was just trying to show you
you should stop using arguments from 1992.
But, anyway, I wasn’t trying to sell you Linux, I was just trying to show you
you should stop using arguments from 1992.
Yep, then comes the which one to pick as you said? Fedora, Mint, Arch, Ubuntu,
Debian...?
Then using which desktop, KDE, Gnome, Xfce...?
Should I try all of them for 1 month and decide which one is the best?
Or should I ask you what you're using, or google and have stats about what
people generally prefer???
I'm totally fine switching to *nix, but have some really critical problems,
like having a VM which runs a *specific* Windows 7 because I've still a critical
application I developped on it. It took me a few months to make it work simply
on Windows 10. Should I upgrade all this? Of course!
But then "I have less time to learn, less energy, and more and more to do
every day."
In short, while I always been a geek (programmed in ASM at 14, used 10 computer
languages), me like probably many of us right now of this era or enlarged, are
super busy. Changing is nice but also always super complicated.
Much more - when tamed - my Windows 10 work like a charm and a swiss clock, no
data go to anywhere. I can understand people happy of what they have, and really
UNhappy of the recent MS moves, unfortunately.
But, anyway, I wasn’t trying to sell you Linux, I was just trying to show you
you should stop using arguments from 1992.
Yep, then comes the which one to pick as you said? Fedora, Mint, Arch, Ubuntu,
Debian...?
Then using which desktop, KDE, Gnome, Xfce...?
Should I try all of them for 1 month and decide which one is the best?
Or should I ask you what you're using, or google and have stats about what
people generally prefer???
I'm totally fine switching to *nix, but have some really critical problems,
like having a VM which runs a *specific* Windows 7 because I've still a critical
application I developped on it. It took me a few months to make it work simply
on Windows 10. Should I upgrade all this? Of course!
But then "I have less time to learn, less energy, and more and more to do
every day."
In short, while I always been a geek (programmed in ASM at 14, used 10 computer
languages), me like probably many of us right now of this era or enlarged, are
super busy. Changing is nice but also always super complicated.
Much more - when tamed - my Windows 10 work like a charm and a swiss clock, no
data go to anywhere. I can understand people happy of what they have, and really
UNhappy of the recent MS moves, unfortunately.
I've been using Kubuntu for most of my 20 years on Linux. If you read people's
comments online, you'll see there's a ton of hate for Ubuntu users, like
the hardcore people always choose some unique distro no one's ever heard
of, or one of the "hard" ones like Gentoo.
For most of us, at the end of the day, we just want to use our computers. I use
Ubuntu because:
- It's widely supported
- Practically everything just works right out of the box
- It receives timely security updates
- Basically guaranteed to be around forever
As for the desktop environment, I use KDE (hence the K in Kubuntu). I've
used all of the big ones at some point, but I always come back to KDE. GNOME
is too simplified for my taste. KDE has tons of features and allows for a lot
more customization. The UI isn't crazy. It's basically a traditional
Windows desktop, but with way more features.
You really should try it, honestly. These days, there aren't many reasons
not to. Nearly all software can run in Linux these days. I can't really compare
it to Windows because I haven't used it since XP. But it's a fantastic
experience that will work for pretty much anyone. That hasn't always been
the case, but it's at that point now.
As a foot note, I need to add one caveat about Ubuntu. The past few years, they've
been trying to push everyone to using snap packs, and that crap just doesn't
work. So every time I reinstall my OS, I have to remove snap and manually install
Firefox and Steam from apt repositories. It's extremely annoying, but only
takes a few minutes. The most annoying thing is not understanding why something
isn't working, then realizing two hours later that you're unknowingly
using a snap package. This is another thing where you'll see a bunch of haters
online saying, "There's nothing wrong with snap, get over it." For
the 99.99% of us who just need our computers to work... snap packages do NOT
work. They're a great idea in theory, but practically, they're just a
waste of time because they break things in bizarre ways that you'd never
expect. (For example, PS5 controllers may work in some games in Steam, but not
in others.)
[…]
I've been using Kubuntu for most of my 20 years on Linux. If you read people's
comments online, you'll see there's a ton of hate for Ubuntu users, like
the hardcore people always choose some unique distro no one's ever heard
of, or one of the "hard" ones like Gentoo.
No! Don’t use Kubuntu, use…
Joking 😁
I don’t propose a specific distribution if I’m not ready to give (substantive)
help with it (help install, remote-administer or things like that) and I don’t
enter into that kind of arguments.
It’s okay for two “long beards” to discuss between themselves but not to argue
over the head of the person they want to convince.
That being said, I agree with you on KDE and flatpaks 😉
Much more - when tamed - my Windows 10 work like a charm and a swiss clock, no
data go to anywhere. I can understand people happy of what they have, and really
UNhappy of the recent MS moves, unfortunately.
For most of us, at the end of the day, we just want to use our computers. I use
Ubuntu because:
- It's widely supported
- Practically everything just works right out of the box
- It receives timely security updates
- Basically guaranteed to be around forever
My (half/quarter?) brother is Ubuntu for tens of years also. Don't know if
"K" or not, though. I keep an eye on it, along for Arch, Mint, Debian...
I've never watch anything from this guy (apart this one), buy his video has
got 7M views.
Anyway, I'm happy I have now an extra year, or more, to take a decision to
migrate when I'll get a bit of time, which means not before April 2026 -
BrickLink sellers are busy from now on and for the next 6 months.
But, anyway, I wasn’t trying to sell you Linux, I was just trying to show you
you should stop using arguments from 1992.
Yep, then comes the which one to pick as you said? Fedora, Mint, Arch, Ubuntu,
Debian...?
Then using which desktop, KDE, Gnome, Xfce...?
Should I try all of them for 1 month and decide which one is the best?
Or should I ask you what you're using, or google and have stats about what
people generally prefer???
I'm totally fine switching to *nix, but have some really critical problems,
like having a VM which runs a *specific* Windows 7 because I've still a critical
application I developped on it. It took me a few months to make it work simply
on Windows 10. Should I upgrade all this? Of course!
But then "I have less time to learn, less energy, and more and more to do
every day."
In short, while I always been a geek (programmed in ASM at 14, used 10 computer
languages), me like probably many of us right now of this era or enlarged, are
super busy. Changing is nice but also always super complicated.
Much more - when tamed - my Windows 10 work like a charm and a swiss clock, no
data go to anywhere. I can understand people happy of what they have, and really
UNhappy of the recent MS moves, unfortunately.
I've been using Kubuntu for most of my 20 years on Linux. If you read people's
comments online, you'll see there's a ton of hate for Ubuntu users, like
the hardcore people always choose some unique distro no one's ever heard
of, or one of the "hard" ones like Gentoo.
For most of us, at the end of the day, we just want to use our computers. I use
Ubuntu because:
- It's widely supported
- Practically everything just works right out of the box
- It receives timely security updates
- Basically guaranteed to be around forever
As for the desktop environment, I use KDE (hence the K in Kubuntu). I've
used all of the big ones at some point, but I always come back to KDE. GNOME
is too simplified for my taste. KDE has tons of features and allows for a lot
more customization. The UI isn't crazy. It's basically a traditional
Windows desktop, but with way more features.
You really should try it, honestly. These days, there aren't many reasons
not to. Nearly all software can run in Linux these days. I can't really compare
it to Windows because I haven't used it since XP. But it's a fantastic
experience that will work for pretty much anyone. That hasn't always been
the case, but it's at that point now.
As a foot note, I need to add one caveat about Ubuntu. The past few years, they've
been trying to push everyone to using snap packs, and that crap just doesn't
work. So every time I reinstall my OS, I have to remove snap and manually install
Firefox and Steam from apt repositories. It's extremely annoying, but only
takes a few minutes. The most annoying thing is not understanding why something
isn't working, then realizing two hours later that you're unknowingly
using a snap package. This is another thing where you'll see a bunch of haters
online saying, "There's nothing wrong with snap, get over it." For
the 99.99% of us who just need our computers to work... snap packages do NOT
work. They're a great idea in theory, but practically, they're just a
waste of time because they break things in bizarre ways that you'd never
expect. (For example, PS5 controllers may work in some games in Steam, but not
in others.)
Whereas I'm a Fedora user with Gnome, probably because I started using Redhat
in 1996 and I've stuck with it. Which one is best? They both / all are! If
they do what you want then that is what it needs to do. I've dabbled with
Slackware, Debian, Arch, Ubuntu, Suse, Mandrake, Manjaro, Mint and many others
but tend to stick with what is in my muscle memory. Not necessarily because it
is the best or the easiest, but because it is the best and easiest *for me*.
But, anyway, I wasn’t trying to sell you Linux, I was just trying to show you
you should stop using arguments from 1992.
Yep, then comes the which one to pick as you said? Fedora, Mint, Arch, Ubuntu,
Debian...?
Then using which desktop, KDE, Gnome, Xfce...?
Should I try all of them for 1 month and decide which one is the best?
Or should I ask you what you're using, or google and have stats about what
people generally prefer???
I'm totally fine switching to *nix, but have some really critical problems,
like having a VM which runs a *specific* Windows 7 because I've still a critical
application I developped on it. It took me a few months to make it work simply
on Windows 10. Should I upgrade all this? Of course!
But then "I have less time to learn, less energy, and more and more to do
every day."
In short, while I always been a geek (programmed in ASM at 14, used 10 computer
languages), me like probably many of us right now of this era or enlarged, are
super busy. Changing is nice but also always super complicated.
Much more - when tamed - my Windows 10 work like a charm and a swiss clock, no
data go to anywhere. I can understand people happy of what they have, and really
UNhappy of the recent MS moves, unfortunately.
One more note - if you're not happy with Windows 11, even though it's
a big change, I honestly think you would be happier with Kubuntu because it has
a much more traditional interface. Most of your software will have native Linux
versions, and for those that don't, there are better alternatives. For example,
instead of Notepad++, you could use Kate or vim.
When I update my Linux, it does a complete update (system + apps) in 10 min and
I can still use the computer while it’s doing it and I don’t have to reboot in
the middle to let it churn out for yet another hour before I can do something
with it.
But think of all the cups of tea / coffee you have missed out on while filling
that time!
When I update my Linux, it does a complete update (system + apps) in 10 min and
I can still use the computer while it’s doing it and I don’t have to reboot in
the middle to let it churn out for yet another hour before I can do something
with it.
But think of all the cups of tea / coffee you have missed out on while filling
that time!
Er… I don’t drink that 😅
I don’t like coffee and I haven’t been raised on tea or worked/lived in the UK,
so I never caught the habit.
Good news: Windows 10 end of support is officially postponed for 1 year... in
Europe only (sorry).
... thanks to pressure from the Euroconsumers group this is now changing in
the European Economic Area. The consumer advocacy group has been asking Microsoft
to do more for those still running Windows 10 across Europe, and it has successfully
convinced the software giant to offer the extended security updates free without
the requirement of enabling Windows Backup. (The Verge)
What a relief! I'm not ready to give my data to Recall.
After Windows 10, I'll either keep it for a couple of years, or switch to
whatever Linux distro.
That'll be the end of my relationship with Windows, since version 1.01
Yep, doesn't make you young!
And you... Windows 11 or going wild and rebel?
Oh, I am so jealous! I have two Windows 10 machines that cannot update. And my
main machine I am waiting for the last minute because it will destroy every workflow
I have.
Oh, I am so jealous! I have two Windows 10 machines that cannot update. And my
main machine I am waiting for the last minute because it will destroy every workflow
I have.
We may soon be a Linux household as well.
~Jen
I believe you can get one year's extended support for a small fee ($30?)
Oh, I am so jealous! I have two Windows 10 machines that cannot update. And my
main machine I am waiting for the last minute because it will destroy every workflow
I have.
We may soon be a Linux household as well.
~Jen
I believe you can get one year's extended support for a small fee ($30?)
Actually, I just did it myself and it didn't cost anything (if you meet certain
conditions the fee is waived or whatever):
Oh, I am so jealous! I have two Windows 10 machines that cannot update. And my
main machine I am waiting for the last minute because it will destroy every workflow
I have.
We may soon be a Linux household as well.
~Jen
I believe you can get one year's extended support for a small fee ($30?)
Actually, I just did it myself and it didn't cost anything (if you meet certain
conditions the fee is waived or whatever):
Windows 11. However, I have a background program running that changes the entire
appearance and UI to look like Windows 7 (or whichever version you so desire).
I do enough stuff on secure military sites and whatnot that trying to use Linux
I expect would be problematic. I may mess around with it though, eventually.
Miles
In General, 1001bricks writes:
Good news: Windows 10 end of support is officially postponed for 1 year... in
Europe only (sorry).
... thanks to pressure from the Euroconsumers group this is now changing in
the European Economic Area. The consumer advocacy group has been asking Microsoft
to do more for those still running Windows 10 across Europe, and it has successfully
convinced the software giant to offer the extended security updates free without
the requirement of enabling Windows Backup. (The Verge)
What a relief! I'm not ready to give my data to Recall.
After Windows 10, I'll either keep it for a couple of years, or switch to
whatever Linux distro.
That'll be the end of my relationship with Windows, since version 1.01
Yep, doesn't make you young!
France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Canada, Ontario
Netherlands, Overijssel
Spain, Comunidad Valenciana
United Kingdom, England
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