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"Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025.

Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer.

But what if you could make your current one fast and secure again?

If you bought your computer after 2010, there's most likely no reason to throw it out. By just installing an up-to-date GNU/Linux operating system you can keep using it for years to come.

Installing an OS may sound difficult, but you don't have to go it alone! With any luck, there are people in your area ready to help!"

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@lproven

So, if I've read this correctly, #Microsoft plans to provide security upgrades for #Windows 10 until 2032, but home users can't have any of it unless they shell out for five seats. Have I got that right?

This doesn't affect me (we're a Linux shop), but it does smack of giving users what Microsoft wants them to have rather than what they need and want. And that makes me wonder whether #Windows11 is more lucrative for Microsoft than #Windows10 and, if so, why.

@theregister

Hieß es nicht früher immer, #Linux wäre zimperlich mit Druckern? Ich habe eben die gegenteilige Erfahrung gemacht. Der Versuch, einen älteren Canon-Drucker unter #Windows11 zum Laufen zu bringen (bei meinem Schwiegervater), hat mich fast 2 Stunden beschäftigt. Zwischendurch wollte ich testen, ob nicht doch der Drucker das Problem ist, und hab mich deshalb mit meinem #Ubuntu aufgeschaltet. Das hat den Drucker sofort und selbständig erkannt und ließ mich direkt drucken. Soviel dazu.