Comment on Your Windows 10 PC will soon be 'junk' - users told to resist Microsoft deadline

InvaderDJ@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• EpeeGnome@lemmy.fmhy.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The big worry is that most computers running Win10 don’t meet the requirements to run 11. If they drop support for 10, then a huge number of computers that are functioning just fine suddenly start becoming increasingly less safe to use and the only fix is to throw them away.

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  • lud@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Or install some other OS

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    • EpeeGnome@lemmy.fmhy.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Let’s not get crazy here. These folks would need to know that if they go to a new OS, will is still run “the Microsoft” or “the Google”?

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  • brb@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yup, i run a 9900k with a rx6900, perfectly fast computer, can’t upgrade to 11.

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    • InvaderDJ@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Are you sure about that? The minium CPU I thought was an 8th gen Intel or 2nd gen Ryzen.

      And …microsoft.com/…/windows-11-22h2-supported-intel-… has your CPU listed.

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  • InvaderDJ@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That is a problem absolutely. Anything older than 8th gen Intel or 2nd gen Ryzen is cut off, which will be less than 10 years old in 2025. I get why they’re doing that, but for a lot of people that is nothing but a hassle.

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  • phoenixz@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    One amongst many fixes is to install Linux and have a great computer

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    • EpeeGnome@lemmy.fmhy.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yeah, that’s true, but many people will wonder “Can I still be able to access the Microsoft from a Linux?”

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      • phoenixz@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        “the Microsoft”

        That’s a great way to show how those people think.

        Having said that; yes. Yes, they can access the Microsoft

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• someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It’s the more recent computers that can’t run Windows 11. So that’s what 5 years of support?

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  • InvaderDJ@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Windows 10 came out in 2015 and eighth gen Intel and 2nd gen Ryzen came out in 2018. So it would be 7 years of support unless you bought an older computer then.

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    • someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It’s not when compatable chips started selling, it’s when you could still buy non compatible chips and computers. If I went to Best Buy last year and bought a new computer that’s not compatible with Windows 11, then that’s 1+ 2 more years for a total of 3 years support.

      So the question is: when could you buy a computer that wasn’t compatible.

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      • InvaderDJ@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Good point, although by then we’re getting to variables that MS can’t control.

        I know people have bypassed the spec check to get 11 installed, I think MS should just allow people to bypass it officially for a certain length of time. It’s a pain in the ass to support older machines and OSes, but striking a middle ground is good.

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