All you guys said is true. You could get hacked blah blah blah. But to a gamer, a machine exclusively for gaming doesn't take any of that as a concern. Want to hack my machine? Go ahead! As long as you don't delete my games, be my guest. I don't save credit card information on it anyway.

But none of that happens in my case. I don't game on or run Windows. I'm just here to provide a point of view.

[–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 day ago

Your local network is compromised, not just 1 windows device. It could potentially leak enough personal information for more targeted attacks.

The chances are slim but AI may enable targeted hacking at scale. I simply wouldn't risk downloading shit on a device with known security vulnerabilities, without any scope of fixes.

[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

You'll be more vulnerable to malware because it won't be patched against newly discovered exploits.

[–] TheFANUM@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

You can't. Every single hack/exploit that goes unpatched will be a gaping door for hackers

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You are compromising yourself, though I think you'll still get security patches for a bit longer

[–] Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

October is when security patches for windows 10 will stop. Its when it goes full out of support. LTSB will continue getting security patches for a couple years though.

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