Microsoft extends Windows 10 ESU for home users to October 2027, one year longer than planned. Here's the changes, the cost and how to enroll
  • m3t00🌎🇺🇦@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4 minutes

    in a big windows network, local user accounts were in a group called l_users with restrictive policies. losers for short. normal windows users mostly clueless

  • Loce@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2 hours

    Nah, I’m good. Switched to Linux, and there’s no need for me to go back

  • humanamerican@lemmy.zipEnglish
    3 hours

    Gotta use a MS account on your computer though, so this is not a viable option for a lot of people

  • Wispy2891@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3 hours

    Weird, who doesn’t want to buy a new computer because reasons, in this economy

  • rikonium@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    3 hours

    massgrave gets you the updates without an MS account. I have it deployed on a couple machines.

  • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2 hours

    They know the moment Win10ESU ends, the year of the Linux Desktop begins. It’s already better for the most part, if only we had better debugging tools for Linux (GDB needs an actual GUI so badly, not just hack jobs on top of the CLI, often even DAB solutions are a bit underbaked).

    • lenocolomo@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3 hours

      Good way to go! And if you’re really technically ept and have no friends, don’t use arch but rather the average systemd-free glibc-free and ofc bloatless distro. That’ll get you occupied for a while.

  • melsaskca@lemmy.caEnglish
    8 hours

    I think it’s more that users can’t afford new hardware, even though win11 seems like a step backwards.

    • Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      7 hours

      There’s also the point that game quality has gone down significantly. If I were to build a new rig which would cost me an arm and a leg, I would still just play games that my current PC can already run anyway. I don’t wanna play the newest CoD-slop or some tech-demo with MTX-shop disguised as a game. The newest games I really enjoyed were Monster Sanctuary (Unity-based monster collector metroidvania-like) and Balatro (no introduction necessary). A toaster can run these.

      • TheparishofChigwell@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3 hours

        DMZ 2 is coming though… I haven’t had fun like back when DMZ was playable. Not defending cod in any way other than DMZ is life

        • Jayjader@jlai.luEnglish
          4 hours

          Slay the Spire but with poker hands instead of medieval-fantasy-combat

  • Zephyr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    9 hours

    Obligatory, here’s your sign to switch to Linux. For people who do nearly everything or everything online it’s a pretty easy switch.

  • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
    9 hours

    ohh thank fucking god. I hate windows, but not having a huge portion of the population ready to be infected is a good thing for everyone

    • humanamerican@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3 hours

      Do you log into Windows 10 with a local account or an MS account? If it’s local, you’re not getting the updates. If it’s MS, you might be better off not getting the updates.

    • 87Six@lemmy.zipEnglish
      9 hours

      Lazyness? You’re not avoiding 11 because you’re lazy, you’re avoiding it because you know what’s best for you

        • Bluewing@lemmy.worldEnglish
          9 hours

          No one likes stepping in dog shit, but it is a natural thing. Windows 11 is NOT natural. And is not a thing you should do-- ever!