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why wait the death of win10 when you can switch now, get that painful first days learning things out of the way now that you have a fallback if absolutely necessary
I cannot speak for the OP but most of the pepper claiming they are waiting will not switch. They may use an illegally patched or trimmed version of Windows 11. Many won’t even do that.
The biggest risk for Microsoft is that everybody stays on Windows 10 without updates. Or that massive customers will force them to push back the “enterprise” date over and over. To encourage migration, expect Microsoft to make Windows 10 just as bad as 11 before support expires.
autocorrect moment?
If Microsoft cared about the risk of folks staying on Windows 10, they wouldn't be making millions of computers into e-waste because they don't have the right TPM.
This is why I install Linux on all my Dr Peppers before I drink them. Otherwise they just forget to switch.