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Your Windows 10 PC will soon be 'junk' - users told to resist Microsoft deadline (www.express.co.uk)
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Your Windows 10 PC will soon be 'junk' - users told to resist Microsoft deadline::If you're still using Windows 10 and don't want to upgrade to Windows 11 any time soon you might want to sign a new online petition

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[–] EpeeGnome@lemmy.fmhy.net 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The big worry is that most computers running Win10 don't meet the requirements to run 11. If they drop support for 10, then a huge number of computers that are functioning just fine suddenly start becoming increasingly less safe to use and the only fix is to throw them away.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or install some other OS

[–] EpeeGnome@lemmy.fmhy.net 4 points 1 year ago

Let's not get crazy here. These folks would need to know that if they go to a new OS, will is still run "the Microsoft" or "the Google"?

[–] brb@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup, i run a 9900k with a rx6900, perfectly fast computer, can't upgrade to 11.

[–] InvaderDJ@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Are you sure about that? The minium CPU I thought was an 8th gen Intel or 2nd gen Ryzen.

And https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-22h2-supported-intel-processors has your CPU listed.

[–] InvaderDJ@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

That is a problem absolutely. Anything older than 8th gen Intel or 2nd gen Ryzen is cut off, which will be less than 10 years old in 2025. I get why they're doing that, but for a lot of people that is nothing but a hassle.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One amongst many fixes is to install Linux and have a great computer

[–] EpeeGnome@lemmy.fmhy.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's true, but many people will wonder "Can I still be able to access the Microsoft from a Linux?"

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"the Microsoft"

That's a great way to show how those people think.

Having said that; yes. Yes, they can access the Microsoft. Not that you should want that, but you still can.