Windows 10 support has ended

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libadwaita ΘΔ (she/they) 14 oct. la 10:56

Windows 10 support has ended

At least for anyone who doesn't want to shell out $30 USD or sell their soul to Microsoft for the ESU, or use an LTSC version of Windows.

Many people have expressed the desire to switch over to GNU/Linux due to the growing anticonsumer features, hardware requirements, and bloatware present in Windows 11. If you would like to switch but don't know where to start, I have made a beginners guide[april.nekoweb.org] that should hopefully help you get started.

Hopefully, you do have some sort of plan in place. Whether that be using LTSC, enrolling in the ESU, switching to a different operating system altogether, or (god forbid) "upgrading" to Windows 11.

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Leader of the Zakonistians 14 oct. la 10:58

I don't why you're so surprised by this. It was announced over two years ago that Windows 10 support would end one day. But like clockwork, everyone always freaks out when that day comes even though they were warned

LunarFroot 14 oct. la 11:00

my computer got another year of support for free... supposedly for backing up with onedrive but i never did that?

libadwaita ΘΔ (she/they) 14 oct. la 11:02

Postat inițial de Leader of the Zakonistians:
I don't why you're so surprised by this. It was announced over two years ago that Windows 10 support would end one day. But like clockwork, everyone always freaks out when that day comes even though they were warned

In general though, Windows generally sees an incredibly long amount of support compared to most other operating systems and it baffles me why Windows users can't see the day coming eventually.

They've had years to plan for this, yet many of them simply have not.

redeyes 14 oct. la 11:04

all my pc's came with free windows upgrade for life lol got OLD pcs and laptops that somehow upgraded to the new windows without breaking them, my old pcs are for media viewing got the dvd drive still

nd yea they will just keep movin the bar, it will be eye scans and fingerprints to log in one day

Editat ultima dată de redeyes; 14 oct. la 11:06

Xero_Daxter 14 oct. la 11:06

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Electric Cupcake 14 oct. la 11:08

LTSC would be nice. But how does one go about getting a key for it?

Do you make up a company name that you supposedly work for?

Drain 14 oct. la 11:24

The end date for W10 was known about for years. It's not some big surprise, and I doubt you're going to pooch many people for linux with your desperate fishing.

No one needs a guide for linux. They'll just (god not forbid) upgrade to W11.

Robby Hardrock77 14 oct. la 11:57

I received a link from MS this morning for a free extension until October 2026.
If the €30 is per year, or if it were, why shouldn't I keep Windows 10 Pro for life?
There's no alternative for me, so everything's fine.

Best regards from a bi-boy

Reddari 14 oct. la 11:58

I am still using a lower level of windows.

causality 14 oct. la 12:03

Just so everyone knows, Windows 10 support ending doesn't mean your computer explodes or all the viruses and malware in the universe find you.

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libadwaita ΘΔ (she/they) 14 oct. la 14:41

Postat inițial de Robby Hardrock77:
I received a link from MS this morning for a free extension until October 2026.
If the €30 is per year, or if it were, why shouldn't I keep Windows 10 Pro for life?
There's no alternative for me, so everything's fine.

Best regards from a bi-boy

I mean, there's only 1 year of support with the ESU so it wouldn't be per year.

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agu 14 oct. la 14:45

Postat inițial de causality:
Just so everyone knows, Windows 10 support ending doesn't mean your computer explodes or all the viruses and malware in the universe find you.

Yea that's tomorrow

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Robby Hardrock77 14 oct. la 15:10

Postat inițial de libadwaita ΘΔ (she/they):
Postat inițial de Robby Hardrock77:
I received a link from MS this morning for a free extension until October 2026.
If the €30 is per year, or if it were, why shouldn't I keep Windows 10 Pro for life?
There's no alternative for me, so everything's fine.

Best regards from a bi-boy
I mean, there's only 1 year of support with the ESU so it wouldn't be per year.

ohhh i am sorry ehm i mean that in October 2026 there will be a paid update which would cost about 30€ per year in my country...

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=J.DAY= THE TERMINATOR 2 14 oct. la 15:12

i have a beginners guide of my own ;)

Welcome to secureblue!

Your image is: silverblue-main-hardened:latest

ujust --choose │ List all available commands
ujust toggle-user-motd │ Toggle this banner on/off
brew help │ Manage command line packages

Your current image is over 1 week old, run "rpm-ostree upgrade" .

ujust --choose
_______________

Available commands:
- audit-secureblue
- check-local-overrides
- clean-system
- dns-selector
- enable-flathub-unfiltered
- enroll-secureblue-secure-boot-key
- flatpak-permissions-lockdown
- flatpak-reset-global-overrides
- harden-flatpak
- install-steam
- install-vpn
- rebase-secureblue
- regenerate-grub
- remove-kargs-hardening
- remove-kargs-nvidia
- set-kargs-hardening
- set-kargs-nvidia
- toggle-anticheat-support
- toggle-bash-environment-lockdown
- toggle-bluetooth-modules
- toggle-cups
- toggle-debug-mode
- toggle-ghns
- toggle-gnome-extensions
- toggle-gnome-jit-js
- toggle-mac-randomization
- toggle-xwayland
- uninstall-docker
- update-firmware
- with-standard-malloc

ujust install-steam
Please select a method to install steam:
1) Flatpak - will install the steam flatpak from flathub-unverified
2) Distrobox - will set up steam via the bazzite-arch distrobox image
Selection [1-2]: 1
Flatpak method selected.
Enabling the unfiltered Flathub repo.
Installing Steam flatpak.

set-kargs-hardening
ujust set-kargs-hardening
Do you need support for 32-bit processes/syscalls? (This is mostly used by legacy software, with some exceptions, such as Steam) [y/N]: y
Keeping 32-bit support.
Do you want to force disable Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) / Hyperthreading? (This can cause a reduction in the performance of certain tasks in favor of security) (Note that in most hardware SMT will be disabled anyways to mitigate a known vulnerability, this turns it off on all hardware regardless) [y/N]: y
Force disabling SMT/Hyperthreading.
Would you like to set additional (unstable) hardening kargs? (Warning: Setting these kargs may lead to boot or stability issues on some hardware.) [y/N]: y
Setting unstable hardening kargs.
Applying boot parameters...

ujust toggle-xwayland
Xwayland for GNOME has been enabled.

ujust toggle-anticheat-support
Anticheat support enabled. ptrace_scope set to 1.

and thats about it, reboot every step and youre playing steam games faster than windows. you dont have to download lutris, worry about 32bit drivers, bend protons with your mind, the secureblue teminal menu sets you up with steam automatically, yes/no questions, easy ones too

Editat ultima dată de =J.DAY= THE TERMINATOR 2; 14 oct. la 15:24

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