Windows 10 will no longer receive free software updates, technical assistance, or security fixes after 14.10.2025.
Consider migrating to Linux: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/112240288637362593
Microsoft instructions on how to download and install Linux on computers running Windows: https://learn.microsoft.com/linux/install
Start using Linux and gradually see if it is an alternative you are comfortable with over the next year.
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Windows 10 will no longer receive free software updates, technical assistance, or security fixes after 14.10.2025.
Consider migrating to Linux: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/112240288637362593
The following applications are available via Linux and Windows, try them without having to install Linux.
Office Suite: #LibreOffice / @libreoffice
Email Client: #Thunderbird / @thunderbird
Media Player: #VLC / @videolan
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Windows 10 will no longer receive free software updates, technical assistance, or security fixes after 14.10.2025.
Consider migrating to Linux: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/112240288637362593
Linux distributions have been developed for a variety of uses.
General: #Debian @debian / #Fedora @fedora
Multimedia: #Dynebolic @dyne
Anonymity: #Tails @torproject
Security: #QubesOS @QubesOS
STEM: #PopOS @pop_os_official @system76
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@blueghost @debian @fedora @dyne @torproject @pop_os_official @system76 @QubesOS Yep, adopting a Linux distro has been on my todo list for decades. I've still got two computers running Win 7! I can still download updates to Windows Defender signatures and the monthly malicious software removal tool (which, surprisingly, doesn't remove Windows itself)
