Windows 10 Support Has Been Extended (But Only If You Pay...)

I'm surprised they actually did this 🤔

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0:00 - Intro
1:19 - A Huge Change
1:55 - Which Security Updates?
2:54 - What About LTSC?
3:44 - Why? (My Opinion)
4:17 - Comparing to Windows 7 EOL
6:14 - How Many Security Updates?
7:37 - Rare Exceptions

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[rin]

That's what I keep saying: if people stick to Windows 10, Microsoft will have no choice but to keep updating, even if they say they won't, or that it will cost money.

[Omega_Mark]

Discontinuing Windows 10 is nuts, especially with the Windows 11 shenanigans.

[Its-Just-Zip]

Hardware requirements and Windows 7 end of life are why I initially switched to Linux. And I have not looked back since, even after updating my computer to something that could theoretically run Windows 11.

And to everybody saying that if you just ignore it, Microsoft will eventually be required to support older systems. No, they won't. They're going to do what they did with Windows 7 and just say, oh well, good luck. The enthusiast community is an extreme minority compared to Microsoft's primary money maker, which is the enterprise world. The only way Microsoft will ever be required to support Windows 10 in the extreme long term is if the entirety of the enterprise space refuses to upgrade, and that has not happened.

[Jmcgee]

Maybe they shouldn't have made Windows 11 suck. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[macmayt]

It’s probably because many machines cannot be upgraded to Windows 11. Mine cannot!

[arpikatech]

I am not going to Upgrade to Windows 11 until it has features built in that windows 10 has and the performance is better!

[iamsobanned]

My issue as a refurbisher is we are still not getting enough stock of new enough computers to only sell computers with windows 11 on it. Most of our donors are donating computers that are not compatible for windows 11 and what is has a higher failure rate in testing.

Our customers are low income so they can't just upgrade their computers on a whim.

[robertradke]

Wait it out, Microsoft will give in to the multitude of Windows 10 users.

[jlugojl]

I am sticking with Windows 10 for as long as is practical. Or until Microsoft stops treating their customers like poo. By forcing down the throats of their customers. Products and features we don't need nor asked.

[fintomoon]

it's been 2 years since i moved to linux after trying win11 and i am so happy that i did. btw, since i still watch you, it says a lot about your ability to make interesting videos xD

[NTGTechnology]

Windows 10 LTSC 2021 IoT has given me zero issues over the past two years. It's only one feature update behind the latest consumer version of Windows 10 (21H2 vs 22H2). Since Windows 10 isn't getting any new feature updates anyways, being on a slightly older version really isn't an issue. Every game and program I've thrown at it so far still works perfectly fine.

[thelbtlover]

You're forgetting about Windows XP. Vista's requirements were so high that hardly nobody upgraded so Microsoft was forced to extend support for FIVE YEARS for FREE! They should do the same for Windows 10, especially since the requirements for 11 are 100% arbitrary and artificial. People legitimately couldn't upgrade to Windows Vista or if they did upgrade it was dog slow unless you had brand new mid to high end hardware, but the VAST majority of Windows 10 users CAN upgrade to Windows 11. Microsoft just won't let them. Fine, then you'd better still support Windows 10, preferably for as long as you're going to support Windows 11. It's the very LEAST Microsoft can do, especially since Windows 10 and Windows 11 are so similar under the hood. It would cost them next to nothing to continue supporting it alongside Windows 11.

[OnSilverWings]

I'm almost prepared to stay on windows 10. I just do not relish going to windows 11. Definitely won't pay for extended updates, heck no.

[_SJ]

Windows 10 and 11 are fine, but I really miss Windows 7. Hi Joe 👋🏻

[UmairAamir]

I think the main reason many people are still using Windows 10 is Windows 11's stupid requirements like TPM 2.0 & Secure Boot.
All of them can be easily bypassed, but most people don't want to go through the hassle. Or some are just skeptical about installing Win11 that way.
If Microsoft can remove this restriction and allow the smooth update from Win10 to Win11 even on unsupported PCs, most people will automatically switch to Win11.

Even Microsoft knows that people are bypassing these requirements. So why are they still sticking with it? Maybe there are some reasons that a tech-noob like me can't understand. But I don't understand this behaviour from Microsoft.

[Adveloq]

Windows 10 was supposed to be "the last OS" according to Microsoft.
My autism agrees with that old claim.

[epicgrapefruit]

Using LTSC based on 21H2 for a few years now
For me everything I need does run or can be worked around with a few commands (for example WSL because I don't have the MS store)

It really is a windows 7 experience for me I was looking for

[macmayt]

Older machines like mine cannot upgrade to Windows 11!

[arjames]

Windows 10 was bad at launch, but the updates (yes I know the automatic updates were annoying before) improved the user experience greatly. Windows 11 did the opposite, it removed most of the functional Windows features for the aesthetics, and required us to sell our data to their ✨AI✨ stuff.

[robertradke]

Microsoft like others, don't care about their customers.