• deegeese@sopuli.xyz
    492·
    2 months ago

    You think the US govt will let MS drop 2/3rds of US citizens laptops from support?

    I think some senators will hold a hearing to grandstand about security and forced obsolescence and MS will be shamed into extending the support window a couple more years.

    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      18·
      2 months ago

      Windows 10 is over 10 years old at this point. Microsoft learned from XP It can’t live forever.

      Businesses typically lease their machines for 2-3 years so they all support 11. And do you really think the government cares about regular citizens? lol.

    • JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world
      10·
      2 months ago

      They only switched from XP what, less than 10 years ago?

      I think the hospital my mother works at was using XP for all of their computers until like 2018-2019

      • RogueBanana@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        But most hospital computers won’t be exposed to internet right? And they probably run a bunch of propriety software that only supports xp so makes sense it took them a long time.

    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      2 months ago

      What will the government do themselves? I think they are still running 10, and I haven’t heard of any announcements from agencies switching.

      • hangonasecond@lemmy.world
        6·
        2 months ago

        Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 has a 10 year support window, and subsequent LTSC versions, 5 years. If you can get your hands on one of these licences you would presumably continue to receive security patches. If the US government is somehow not running on this kind of licence, it would be pretty funny, but I’m sure Microsoft would be lenient and let them jump onto whatever compatible LTSC version given its an American company.

  • veee@lemmy.caEnglish
    376·
    2 months ago

    Most likely an unpopular opinion, but I took this opportunity to try something new and made the switch to macOS at home as my daily device. If I do end up gaming, I’ll probably just get myself a Steam Deck.

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    291·
    2 months ago

    I’m waiting for Microsoft to inevitably be forced to keep supporting 10 for free[1] longer than they planned, because 11 uptake just isn’t fast enough.

    What happened with 7 will happen with 10, and they’ll end up supporting it for another year or two.

    Microsoft is trying damn hard to not care about consumers, but the consumer market still matters, so I suspect angry customers will force their hand.

    1. They already plan on charging money to keep supporting 10 past it’s end-of-life date, but I suspect this will have a lot of angry pushback that will result in at least a year or two of free updates. ↩︎

  • zerozaku@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    2 months ago

    Might be a dumb question but why don’t we just continue using Win10 post end of it’s support? Are security updates that necessary that the system wouldn’t work at all? As a kid I have used old Win versions like XP and 7 for a very long time, never had an issue.

    • Allero@lemmy.today
      25·
      2 months ago

      System will work, but it will gradually get less and less secure, which can get quite bad.

      There is an insane amount of ways to break Windows XP and even Windows 7, it’s basically script kiddie’s level of knowledge.

      And there are real exploits out in the wild that target such systems specifically - while the pool of potential victims is smaller, they’re very easy to target unless they are competently firewalled.

    • Mr_Blott@feddit.uk
      66·
      2 months ago

      I reckon we’ll get another year out of it, and I also think within a year, there will be plenty of workarounds to make W11 usable for moderately tech savvy people like us

      The loudest voices shouting about how bad W11 is are always Linux users, especially on Lemmy

      • GHiLA@sh.itjust.works
        15·
        2 months ago

        The loudest voices shouting about how bad W11 is are always Linux users, especially on Lemmy

        If we had nothing to complain about, we’d still be using Windows. It’s why we aren’t.

        • Mr_Blott@feddit.uk
          64·
          2 months ago

          I’m still using windows and I’ve nothing to complain about; I know how to get it to work perfectly for me.

          Go to the Linux community and 70% of the questions are “how do I get this to work?”

          You definitely have a lot to complain about, and yous do, frequently. Most adults don’t have time to fanny about trying to get a program to work with their OS, so they’re happy with Mac or Windows

          If Linux was everyday-usable they’d have waaaaaay more than 4% market share by now, it’s been over two decades

          • GHiLA@sh.itjust.works
            11·
            2 months ago

            Go to any tech community and most of the questions are “how do I get this to work?”

            It’s why they made an account. Go to any Steam game community page, lmao. Linux isn’t exclusive on that one. They wouldn’t be posting if they didn’t have a question? It’s why they showed up.

            Do people go to Microsoft forums to hang out with their buddies?

            I know how good Linux is, it’s why I use it. I won’t be trolled out of using it because it’s too hard for you. I use it every day. I’m using it rn.

          • obbeel@lemmy.eco.br
            4·
            2 months ago

            Linux Mint is easier to use, you don’t have to edit the sudoers file as well. Linux has limited marketshare because of its marketing. Companies aren’t interested in a OS for PCs (personal computers). It doesn’t need to be efficient or run well. They just care about keeping the agreements with Big Tech and that things work smoothly with one another (Microsoft working well in cloud/server/local) and that their enterprise software is running well. That goes along with close ties to Big Tech. Linux can reach major parts of the personal computer space, but it will need to do so without the help of Big Companies, which is a challenge.

            • Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca
              2·
              2 months ago

              It’s party marketing, yes, but it’s also Quality of Life features. Windows either has a setting you can find by farting around in the settings or it doesn’t work. Linux can have every setting, but most of them need CLI work, research, and the wherewithal to unfuck whatever you fucked.

              If CLIs could be listed, explained, and parametrized in a simple GUI, it would make learning them 10x easier. More default scripts for unfucking things would also help (like Window’s old troubleshooting wizards). More status checking and better error messages, so one can tell when something is broken without manually inspecting every module.

              It’s gotten much better, and will certainly improve by necessity if more average users pick Linux up, but it’s a step that has to be taken before Linux sees a major marketshare, regardless of marketing.

            • Don_alForno@feddit.org
              2·
              2 months ago

              Linux has limited marketshare because of its Marketing.

              I think Linux has limited market share because “will software X work on it?” and “are there drivers for hardware Y?” are legitimate questions.

          • Raphaël A. Costeau@lemmy.mlEnglish
            3·
            2 months ago

            If Linux was everyday-usable they’d have waaaaaay more than 4% market share by now, it’s been over two decades

            You are conveniently forgetting that every Laptop that isn’t a Mac comes with Windows by default

      • zerozaku@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        I actually liked some of the features that came with win11 but it was so bloated that it wouldn’t run that well on my old laptop.

      • Dyskolos@lemmy.zip
        2·
        2 months ago

        I’m a windows-fan since… Errr… The first one. I’m a pro also with tons of win-certificates for everything. Even i started to effing hate w11. It started nice with the hdr and such, but the startmenu alone made me go nuts. Bought the one from stardock, didn’t satisfy me, made my own. If they don’t rudder back with their obnoxious ui in w12, I’m probably leaving and only dual booting for optimal gaming. I’m not troubled by the whole consumer annoyances coz I’m in a local domain with a lot of group-policies. Also global ad-/telemetry-block and firewall.

  • Nobilmantis@feddit.it
    225·
    2 months ago

    “Learn” linux not even a requirement, a lot of distros work fine as a normal-person-os out of the box (Ubuntu & any of its spin-offs, Manjaro, Deepin, etc), with maybe some minimal youtube/forum troubleshooting, probably comparable with the amount you would do on windows.

    • go $fsck yourself@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      2 months ago

      I wish this was true, but that’s not the reality. If things are not exactly the same, people lose any common sense they may have had.

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      13·
      2 months ago

      Eh, I’d say the biggest learning curve is updates and how they’re generally password protected.

      It’s actually not straightforward to a new Linux user how to bypass entering your password every time there are updates, and with how often Linux updates, this can create headaches and confusion for new users.

      Especially with coming from Windows and being used to Microsoft arbitrarily forcing updates in the background. They are confused because Microsoft gave them zero control, while Linux actually gives them full control, and that can be confusing when you’re used to updates being forced on you in the background.

      Linux expects you to be an adult and handle this shit, and does a lot less hand-holding for the casual user, and this can be overwhelming for some new users, because it’s a lot of extra personal responsibility they formerly didn’t have to think about. Some people just don’t have the extra mental energy to dedicate to it all.

  • BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com
    151·
    2 months ago

    to keep Copilot off your desktop or learn Linux

    For me it’s one year to keep Windows Mixed Reality working. I’m still miffed that they pulled the plug with no alternative other than putting my headset in the bin and get a new one…

    • Chriin@fedia.io
      7·
      2 months ago

      If you haven’t looked into it Monando might be what you need to keep your headset running. May not work for your headset (doesn’t for mine but mines not WMR and is because of my 8kx’s driver)

      • BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com
        9·
        2 months ago

        I already did back when Microsoft announced they would drop WMR, but it was (and still is) pretty experimental, with no controller support and 6DoF requiring external tracking.

  • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
    12·
    2 months ago

    All I need is a native, feature complete, Nvidia GeForce Now Linux client. It is literally the only reason I keep a Windows installation around.

      • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
        3·
        2 months ago

        The web app that runs on browsers, Linux, etc., only supports 1080p/60fps. The native client for Windows and Mac can run at high resolution and max settings and fps.

  • skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de
    10·
    2 months ago

    Win10 gets Copilot as well. Pushed without consent. Likewise if you use a program like InControl to lock W11 to 22H2, you can keep copilot at bay. For a time.

    Switching to any other platform is better though. Screw them.

    • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      5·
      2 months ago

      There are many many business customers that can’t use copilot. They are not going to tell them to just lock into an old insecure version. You’ll be able to disable it, at the very least, on a Pro license using Group Policy.

      Like everything else Microsoft does that has legal implications regarding PII.

  • nom_nom@lemmy.ml
    9·
    2 months ago

    If co-pilot remains active even if you don’t have an NPU, and it consumes GPU/CPU resources and can’t be disabled, and that results in say a 10% gaming performance downgrade compared to Linux (these are a lot of ifs), then I imagine desktop Linux would finally get a big bump in adoption, once all the ‘serious gamers’ start using it purely for performance benefits. We’ll see how this plays out.

    • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      People won’t be able to use GPUs anyway because they’ll all be reserved for “AI” use and priced accordingly.

  • TCB13@lemmy.worldEnglish
    125·
    2 months ago

    Completely bullshit, garbage clickbait title.

    Windows 10 is near EoL, however that’s for Home/Pro/Enterprise versions, you can move to one of those for more time:

    • Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC - 2027
    • Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC - 2032

    To be fair I don’t really believe that Microsoft will kill it when they say they will. And even if they do it, porting security updates from those LTSC versions into the regular ones might be doable.

    Now on Windows 11:

    You can just disable copilot and all the other garbage using group policy, now that hard and you’ll end up with essentially Windows 10. https://www.xda-developers.com/how-disable-microsoft-copilot/

    • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      91·
      2 months ago

      They hated him because he spoke the truth.

      porting security updates from those LTSC versions into the regular ones might be doable.

      The way will likely be to just adjust some registry keys to force Windows Update to pull from the LTSC update channel. That’s been the solution for ages, no “porting” needed.

      Group Policy

      I’ve lost count of how many of these articles have been posted on Lemmy screaming that the sky was falling over something you can switch off with three clicks and a scroll (Start, Settings, Personalization, scroll to the bottom and click the final switch). Group policy may be beyond the general skill level, which makes the constant Linux suggestions even more laughable.

      Like you, I regularly direct people to group policy (and even how to safely activate Windows with a fake Pro license so they can get Group Policy). Fighting an uphill battle.

      • Rolling Resistance@lemmy.world
        6·
        2 months ago

        As a former Windows user: this is true, you can disable most of the features you don’t like. I was doing that for many Windows versions, from 98 to 10.

        However it was indeed fighting an uphill battle: there was more and more BS with every update, I felt that I couldn’t trust my computer, I had to check forums in order to know what’s the newest thing to turn off.

        I am happier now without Windows, even though I had to learn a few new apps.

      • TCB13@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        2 months ago

        Group policy may be beyond the general skill level, which makes the constant Linux suggestions even more laughable.

        Ahaha yeah, I’ve said that SO MANY times. People have issues setting a few toggles on a point-and-click UI but then it is okay to suddenly move to a entirely different OS that most likely won’t have the software they’re used to and requires terminal skills to deal with most things. Laughable indeed.

        • pemptago@lemmy.mlEnglish
          31·
          2 months ago

          requires terminal skills to deal with most things

          Have you actually used linux? Terminal is optional. Most linux users use it because it’s rad, not because it’s necessary.

          Digging through the registry or searching ad laden websites to find where a new setting or old menu is buried is more time consuming than typing man <command> or tldr <command>. The latter is to improve my system and the former to prevent a private company from making it worse.

    • zerozaku@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Doesn’t group policy tweaks gets reverted on update or something like that? I heard about this group policy workaround and also heard something that said it wasn’t that great of a solution.