End of support for Windows 10 in October 2025

[Basman]

The "last version of Windows" is about to end.

4 things you can do:

• Upgrade to W11, though this may require a hardware upgrade.
• Stay on W10 at your own risk. You can permanently keep your PC disconnected from the net to mitigate security risks.
• Subscribe to ESU for three years of extended support (delaying the issue).
• Switch to Linux.

Bloatware, ads and privacy issues are going to be a problem with W11, though it is apparently possible mitigate this problem by trawling through settings and disabling all sorts of widgets, bells and whistles.

Copilot, while I'm wary of data harvesting, could potentially speed up data work.

I'm considering switching to Linux though I've heard programs tend to work worse for Linux as it is an unpopular OS and therefor less prioritized. Thoughts?

[Yimpa]

Why not switch to Apple ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

[Basman]

31 minutes ago, Yimpa said:

Why not switch to Apple ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

 

[FourCrossedWands]

Stay on Windows 10. The security risks of not keeping Windows updated are overexaggerated. I have just realized I had my Windows update turned off for a couple of years and it's a business PC with lots of important info stored on it. Nothing happened.

[Applegarden8]

What about just having a functional anti virus software and keeping windows 10? For everything worth stealing in companies, isn't there like a remote desktop or local server kind of thing going on?

[Buck Edwards]

Just keep windows 10 and do nothing lol.