The easy way or the delightfully easy way?
In news unlikely to surprise anybody, Windows 10 is rapidly approaching its October 14 expiration date. That doesn’t mean you’ll be waking up on October 15 to a computer that no longer functions, but it does mean you’ll miss out on Microsoft’s technical support, feature updates, and security patches.
You can probably make do with the former, but the latter will leave you, your data, your hardware, and your system integrity completely exposed to every ne’er-do-well netizen with a willingness to exploit legacy machines (of which, there are a lot).
The official solution? Upgrade to Windows 11, obviously. And if your hardware doesn’t meet Windows 11’s stricter requirements? According to Microsoft, it’s time to scrap your hardware and invest in one of the best laptops that comes pre-installed with Windows 11, instead.
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However, the official path isn’t the only path, and a new project called End of 10 is offering a different solution — one that doesn’t involve tossing out your perfectly good hardware, surrendering to Windows 11’s centrally-aligned, ad-laced Start Menu, or being constantly harangued about the spiritual benefits of owning a Microsoft Account.
In fact, it doesn’t involve Windows at all. It’s guiding people towards a different platform entirely: Linux.
I used to shoot a lot of pool years ago and the last shot was amazing, but he was just showing off probably for the camera.
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To all Mothers, Fathers who do double duty, and to our Moms in Heaven.