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- technology@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
Windows 10 gets three more years of security updates, if you can afford them::Windows 10 gets a version of the program that extended updates for Windows 7.
Windows 10 gets three more years of security updates, if you can afford them::Windows 10 gets a version of the program that extended updates for Windows 7.
It’s not like this is something that’s right around the corner, it’s nearly two years down the road from now. If you already have old hardware that doesn’t meet specs, then that will be even more deprecated in two years.
Its the same circus every time a windows OS goes EOL, people loose their shit for no reason and then move on.
But not any less usable.
I tried Windows 11 on Compal FL90, a 16 year old laptop. It ran fine, better than Windows 10. But it didn’t meet the requirements to allow installation, even though it worked just fine. So some 5 year old computer that doesn’t meet requirements for whatever reason would also be just fine. And I don’t think people will bother with making hybrid installer just to get Windows 11 running.
Just for fun, this is how fast it could boot up with Windows 8.1:
Link for compatibility
8.1 actually outperformed both Windows XP and Windows Vista this laptop was made for.
Anyway, even with Windows 11, it was still pretty fast. I didn’t try any better games, but Asphalt 8 and Asphalt 9 ran on it nicely. It’s just to say that old computer doesn’t mean it’s garbage.
Hello from a third would country 👋
Most people here buy computers used that are already pretty old. I can’t see windows cutting off support without offering some kind of upgrade path to this old hardware. Otherwise there will be millions of people used unsupported devices.