Gentle reminder to everyone that support for [#windows10](https://mastodon.social/tags/windows10) ends in about 90 weeks. Many computers can't upgrade to Win 11 so here are your options:

Ajay Iyer@mastodon.social to Linux@lemmy.ml – 368 points –

Gentle reminder to everyone that support for #windows10 ends in about 90 weeks. Many computers can't upgrade to Win 11 so here are your options:

  1. Continue on Win 10 but with higher security risks.
  2. Buy new and expensive hardware that supports Win11.
  3. Try a beginner friendly #Linux distro like #linuxmint. It only takes about two months to acclimate.

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Except that realistically people will continue to run the same machines just without security updates.

People will, but most businesses won't, so you can expect a wave of cheap server hardware and business notebooks.

This happens every year anyways, when IT departments need to spend their remaining budget. A lot of people set up home servers on ex-office small form factor PCs like HP ProDesk/EliteDesk, Lenovo Tiny, etc. Companies are always throwing them out when they upgrade, and as a result there's always good deals for them on ebay. A lot of companies have a 2-3 year upgrade cycle.