Comment on Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap

LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• cyberpunk007@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Ok so if you built a computer in like 2019 or 2020 it’s only 4-5 years old. This was before windows 11 came out. 4-5 years is not that old for a computer, especially if you built a good one.

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  • Corgana@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    This is what happened to me, a really high end PC built in 2018 and I couldn’t even upgrade! Decided to try out Zorin and have been pleasantly surprised.

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    • cyberpunk007@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Been using Linux for years, it’s my daily driver and does everything I need except for a few headaches with a AAA game here or there, other than that it runs all my games does all my web browsing and all my video editing and other stuff without issues.

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  • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Nothing built in 19 doesn’t have tpm.

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    • cyberpunk007@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I have a ryzen 3800X and an x570 motherboard. It was one of the best motherboards at the time. No TPM support. You’re wrong.

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      • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Model and brand?

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    • IMALlama@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It’s also CPU generation, unless that’s changed since the last time I looked.

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• MaximilianKohler@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  There’s a lot of stuff that still doesn’t run on linux as far as I know.

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  • Corgana@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Adobe suite is the only one I’ve encountered

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  • WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If it runs Windows 10 - it runs Linux too.

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    • MaximilianKohler@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I mean the software I’m running on Win 10. As far as I know, a lot of it still won’t run on linux.

      Anyway, moot point since people said in this thread that you can bypass the TPM and Microsoft account requirements with Rufus. So anyone should be able to upgrade to Win 11.

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      • Jayb151@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Oh shit, I’ve been installing win 11 on a bunch of old hardware, didn’t realize what the big fuss was about it. I also use Rufus exclusively. Didn’t realize it was working so smoothly because I used Rufus haha

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• Kethal@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Haha, “bothered to upgrade”. What upgrade?

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• Emerald@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I have a 12 year old computer that runs Windows 10 perfectly fine.

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• TheBob@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It’s corporations. My company is currently upgrading a shit ton of PCs before our windows 11 push.

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