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[–] kbal@fedia.io 44 points 4 days ago (2 children)

There's still a catch, though — you have to keep running Windows 10.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 21 points 4 days ago

Still better than Windows 11

[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 8 points 4 days ago

That's a big no-no for me.

[–] jessica@beehaw.org 12 points 3 days ago

Already moved to Linux on a permanent basis and enjoying the better audio stability and routing for music production, so how much are they paying me to go back?

[–] Thorry@feddit.org 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

One little snag: You need to be signed into Windows with a Microsoft account. Using local accounts won't allow for the updates.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Give the EU some time.

And if they don't remove it, oooh I wanna see the GDPR report microsoft sends me after three years when I ask for it. Before I demand they delete my data :)

[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 4 days ago

Yea I was wondering why the option to prolong updates hasn't appeared yet for me. This explains it, and had been rumored. I wouldn't upgrade to 11, and don't mind keeping my win 10 partition around for a bit, as there are (thankfully rare) cases where I do need it.

[–] northendtrooper@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

Seems like a broad overview of what will happen for Europeans. Hoping a more laid out process for opting in so that me as an American can get it as well.