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When Microsoft finally pulls the plug on Windows 10 its successor will be four years old, and for three of those, it was never the OS of choice amongst Steam users (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] 0li0li@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I'll stick with Win10 and third party protection u til my GPU, games or gaming related apps/peripherals stop working. Until then, I see no reason to upgrade, even if they were to pay me to do it.

[–] dogs0n@sh.itjust.works 8 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Probably not a good idea once they stop security patches for win10.

Currently, in my head, moving to win11 (assuming you wont use linux) makes the most sense instead of foregoing security patches (whenever they stop).

[–] 0li0li@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Really? Sorry for my ignorance, but isn't it possible to keep a secure system with malware software and firewalls? I might have to reconsider and just hate MS for moving that quickly to a halfassed OS :(

[–] solarvector@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 hours ago

Super simplistic view: Malware detection is kinda like having a motion sensor in your house. Doesn't do much to prevent but can help you catch something. If it notices right away it might prevent something being stolen.

Firewall is like having locks on your windows and doors. It helps keep out the curious and respectful, but not the dedicated.

Security updates aren't necessarily for either of those things. It might be that someone discovered a way to steal your keys, or cut open a window bypassing a lock, or sneak into your basement, or crawl through the pet door. Patches "fix" those vulnerabilities. The longer software (Windows in this case) goes unmaintained the more of those are discovered, revealed, and generally accessible for people to use and exploit your system.

Highly recommend trying a live Linux USB just to poke around and see if it's as much of a hassle as it seems at the time.

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