ANYONE MAKING THE JUMP FOR W10 TO LINUX BEFORE IT DIES ??

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DIACARU 16 Sep @ 2:02am

Hey everyone

I just wanted to get your feedback on something. So Microsoft as you know is ending their support for Windows 10 at the end of October. I'm in a tight spot myself as my current setup is not up to specification for 11. I know there's ways around all those checks but:

1. ARE ANY OF YOU MAKING THE MOVE AND IF SO, WHAT DISTRO ARE YOU USING?

2. CAN YOU MAKE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR MYSELF WITH MY CURRENT SETUP (SPECS BELOW

3. HOW HAVE YOU FOUND WINDOWS 11??

4. ARE THERE ANY WORKAROUNDS IF I WANTED TO USE STEAM OS ON AN NVIDIA CARD

SPECS

Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor 3.60 GHz

Installed RAM: 16.0 GB (15.5 GB usable)

Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (8 GB)

System Type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Thanks for taking the time to read. Genuinely curious what people are thinking. I can't be the only one, surely!

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eram 16 Sep @ 2:04am

win 10 will work on steam for years still

Hi Im Swat 16 Sep @ 2:05am

You can still use Steam on Windows 10 after support for it ends.

I'm conscious of the security updates. I don't want to be logging in on a machine that isn't receiving those

Then update to Windows 11. The only person stopping you from doing so is yourself.

Last edited by Hi Im Swat; 16 Sep @ 2:12am

DIACARU 16 Sep @ 2:11am

Originally posted by eram:
win 10 will work on steam for years still

I'm conscious of the security updates. I don't want to be logging in on a machine that isn't receiving those

eram 16 Sep @ 2:19am

Originally posted by DIACARU:
Originally posted by eram:
win 10 will work on steam for years still

I'm conscious of the security updates. I don't want to be logging in on a machine that isn't receiving those

that is a totally separate issue

Princess Luna 16 Sep @ 2:53am

Originally posted by Hi Im Swat:
The only person stopping you from doing so is yourself.

Bill Gates or whoever is CEO now stopping us with ridiculous Win 11 requirements.

Princess Luna 16 Sep @ 2:54am

Originally posted by Hi Im Swat:
You can still use Steam on Windows 10 after support for it ends.

At some point games will not be made with win10 compatibility

DIACARU 16 Sep @ 3:09am

Originally posted by Hi Im Swat:
You can still use Steam on Windows 10 after support for it ends.

I'm conscious of the security updates. I don't want to be logging in on a machine that isn't receiving those

Then update to Windows 11. The only person stopping you from doing so is yourself.

When microsoft put a co pilot button on my keyboard it was a done deal. Bye bye windows

eram 16 Sep @ 3:13am

Originally posted by DIACARU:
Originally posted by Hi Im Swat:
You can still use Steam on Windows 10 after support for it ends.

Then update to Windows 11. The only person stopping you from doing so is yourself.

When microsoft put a co pilot button on my keyboard it was a done deal. Bye bye windows

why did you buy a keyboard with a co-pilot button if you didnt want it?

DIACARU 16 Sep @ 3:17am

Originally posted by eram:
Originally posted by DIACARU:

When microsoft put a co pilot button on my keyboard it was a done deal. Bye bye windows
why did you buy a keyboard with a co-pilot button if you didnt want it?

Co pilot has only been a thing since early 2024. I don't know where you are going with this tbh

eram 16 Sep @ 3:20am

Originally posted by DIACARU:
Originally posted by eram:
why did you buy a keyboard with a co-pilot button if you didnt want it?

Co pilot has only been a thing since early 2024. I don't know where you are going with this tbh

im asking why did you buy a keyboard you didnt want?

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DIACARU 16 Sep @ 3:22am

Originally posted by eram:
Originally posted by DIACARU:

Co pilot has only been a thing since early 2024. I don't know where you are going with this tbh
im asking why did you buy a keyboard you didnt want?

Did you read any of the post or just ignore it? Genuinely interested

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eram 16 Sep @ 3:24am

Originally posted by DIACARU:
Originally posted by eram:
im asking why did you buy a keyboard you didnt want?

Did you read any of the post or just ignore it? Genuinely interested

you gave up windows when you purchased a keyboard with a co pilot key

and then you dont know why you purchased a keyboard you dont want and that made you so mad you are giving up windows.

Last edited by eram; 16 Sep @ 3:24am

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DIACARU 16 Sep @ 3:25am

Originally posted by eram:
Originally posted by DIACARU:

Did you read any of the post or just ignore it? Genuinely interested
you gave up windows when you purchased a keyboard with a co pilot key

and then you dont know why you purchased a keyboard you dont want and that made you so mad you are giving up windows.

I am ye

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Start_Running 16 Sep @ 4:08am

Originally posted by DIACARU:
Originally posted by eram:
win 10 will work on steam for years still

I'm conscious of the security updates. I don't want to be logging in on a machine that isn't receiving those

You can sign up for the extended updates program.

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DIACARU 16 Sep @ 4:38am

Originally posted by Start_Running:
Originally posted by DIACARU:

I'm conscious of the security updates. I don't want to be logging in on a machine that isn't receiving those
You can sign up for the extended updates program.

Appreciate the suggestion. I'm going to do that. Didn't know about it so that's very useful info. Hopefully they make some breakthroughs with nvidia support between now & then. I'll leave a link so people can check it out for themselves:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/extended-security-updates