What To Do When Windows 10 Support Ends

[@beansmcgee69]

Its always a joy to see a new Easy PC Repairs upload

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Always a pleasure to make them for you all.

[@Throbastuta]

Glad to see you back and thank you for the above post, very helpful

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Thank you! Glad it was helpful.

[@Fatalbonds]

Nice to see you uplaoding videos again mate!

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Thank you! Good to be back.

[@andya07774]

Thanks for the update. Really really glad you’re back. 👍

[@EasyPcRepairs]

No problem, nice to be here again!

[@benoitb.3679]

HOORAY!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Hello mate! 😊 I can't watch this just yet but will do when I can. An excellent and useful topic for a video I might add.

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Hi, thank you... I hope you enjoy the video when you have some spare time!

[@tomastoth3839]

Hello my friend. I'm happy to see you again. How's your life going?

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Thank you! Life is ok right now thanks for asking!

[@alkerixon]

glad to see you back, by the way dont use kaspersky because its spyware

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Thank you!

[@Pullip_tech]

So gald to have you back! Love from Korea🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Thank you! Nice to be back again!

[@marshall834]

Love that you included Linux as an option - its more viable than ever! I've been dual booting for nearly two years now and I'm at the point where 95% of my time in on Linux, including gaming (via Steam proton)! Thanks for another good one!

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Yes, I think Linux is a good option for those that can't upgrade to Windows 11 due to hardware compatibility issues. Dual booting (like yourself) is a good way to try it out too.

[@Chaggy1978]

@@EasyPcRepairs Windows 11 is a horrible OS compared to 7 and 10.

[@parkerbohnn]

@@Chaggy1978 I refuse to enable TPN 2.0 because it will turn my computer to mush and I dion't want that so I enable TPN 2.0 then upgrade to windows 11 then turn off TPN 2.0 in the bios and in the registry. Problem soilved.

[@tommik1283]

I am sure there will be ESU or similar option so that we can carry on using Windows 10 on our good old laptops that are not supported on Windows 11.

[@jameskwaka]

Great to see you back old mate. Best voice on the interwebby thingy. I suppose they want to get you to upgrade for profit reasons, but why change it if it aint broke?

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Thank you! Yes, I remember when they said Windows 10 was the final version, then out came Windows 11, and later we will no doubt see Windows 12.

[@Sestren82]

Glad to see you back with another video

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Thank you!

[@tmm_3003]

And you are baaaaaaaaaack. Great, love to see it. I hope everything is just fine 🤙🏻

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Yes, back again and glad to be here. I'm doing ok thank you!

[@johnjakson444]

good, same situation as my Win7 desktops, just keep them off the web and using something else for the web goodness no, no one should be using McAfee, Norton or Kaspersky

[@paulwarner5395]

Thanx for th video. I run an old PC here with an Intel i5 2500 CPU , 16 Gig of RAM and SSD with Win 11 fine for the past 3 years. It still dual boots to Win 10 but it works way better on Win 11. If Microsloth decide to kill the updates for this PC I'll go to Linux Mint that I have on another PC.

[@parkerbohnn]

The Zorin operating system at least has a future. That computer will easily run Zorin 17.

[@paulwarner5395]

@@parkerbohnn I've a second PC running Mint. I like it.

[@saiyue1673]

Hi! Love your voice, as many probably has said before you should start doing asmr officially.

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Thank you!

[@brothermoto1964]

Welcome back 😊

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Thank you!

[@MyKombucha]

Thank you, very useful. Had no idea that MS was extending security updates up until 2028. In case that my 2013 Dell laptop cannot take a TPM chip, extended updates sound like a good option. It would be a pity to give up a good working PC. Now, let's hope for reasonable rates for individuals. Thanks again!

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Yes, it's good that many can extend the life of their PCs. Prices of Windows 10's Extended Security Updates for consumers have now been anounced. It will cost $30 for one year of updates.

[@MyKombucha]

@EasyPcRepairs 😮 Super helpful, thanks!

[@cinccave5459]

I've been a Windows user since version 3. I have 2 old devices that use Windows 10 that will not update to 11. So two weeks ago I went with what you list as option 3 and yes I chose Linux Mint. I'm very happy and will never go back to Windows again.

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Good to know you're happy with Linux Mint.

[@Dr_piFrog]

Linux Mint with Cinnamon Desktop is an excellent choice, you will enjoy. I have been using Mint for 10 years. You might want to take a look a Vanilla Linux as well.

[@kensmith5694]

I also use Linux Mint but I migrated from a different Linux.

[@parkerbohnn]

Some people do more than just real email and casually browse the internet for which Linux Mint is useless. It also doesn't support the 64 core threadripper cpu.

[@parkerbohnn]

@@EasyPcRepairs Linux Mint is good for grandmothers aged 85+ who only read email and casually browse the internet. For everyone else its completely useless. It also doesn't support some of the latest threadripper cpu's.

[@Depersonalist]

Welcome back!!!

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Thank you very much!

[@violetbaudelaire7353]

Woah, it feels like it was just a couple of years ago that I upgraded to Windows 10 😮

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Yes, I remember when many people were on Windows XP for about 10 years. How things have changed!

[@williamwixon]

Thank you very very much! This is what I assumed was my option, buy a new laptop. I wasn’t aware of the other options, but I think for me it’d be easier just to buy a new laptop . I’m really disappointed about this ($$$) Couple years ago I tried to install Windows 11 and it “bricked“ my computer. It was only a few months old when I did the upgrade. Best Buy was able to rescue my computer. I absolutely HATED Windows 11. (I think somehow I was able to use it long enough to learn that I HATED it.)

[@stonershen5917]

Hes back!

[@drescherjm]

Interestingly the hospital I work at is still putting new Windows 7 machines into production and had to reimage quite a few machines after they were taken down by CrowdStrike.

[@Douglas_Blake_579]

Windows 10 and 11 are largely windows 7 core and api code with window dressing on the desktop. The only reason new computers will not run Windows 7 is that changes in the bios interrupts prevent the installer from running on uefi based machines. There are drivers available to overcome the OS's two limitations of not supporting USB3 and M2 SSD storage. Overcome those limitations and Win7 will still install and run.

[@nadtz]

After trying Windows 11 on my laptop and really not liking it I threw Mint on it, that was about a year ago. Finally ripped the band aid off and moved my main desktop over to Pop OS and while not painless I've gotten most of my games to work with proton (I don't play many that use anti cheat) and have found replacement apps for most of the things I need that I wasn't already using something cross platform/open source for. I've been using Windows since 95a and work with any number of OS's, there is good and bad to all of them but I'm much happier now that I only have to deal with Windows 11 in small doses when I need to do something on the mini PC I got to run Windows 11 on.

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Sounds very much like you're happy with the switch.

[@parkerbohnn]

The pirateware on the bittorrents is mostly for windows and some for android which makes linux useless.

[@nadtz]

@@parkerbohnn I mean, that's because most software for Linux the 'average user' is going to use is free to start with, why would you need to torrent it to begin with? One of the dumbest reasons someone has bothered to interject in a while, congrats.

[@gpcrawford8353]

Hi how do you transfer data when you have several user accounts on it if going a new computer route?

[@i7i9191]

I have a computer still running windows 7. Works ok

[@parkerbohnn]

I've got a closet and basement full of computers and cases of whiskey.

[@HarvetWilliams]

@@parkerbohnnI got a cat

[@E7ajamy]

let's hope that other companies don't leave windows 10 users hanging, just like they did for previous operating systems.

[@kensmith5694]

Hope triumphing over experience, I see.

[@E7ajamy]

@@kensmith5694 if I am giving the option to use either use windows 11 or windows 7, i definitely will choose windows 7, without any hesitation. let's face this; if the developers of said operating system is running out of solutions for permenant problems, they would have to create a new structure that is : - is it new and unrecognizable - assure maximum security updates and features - stable performance - and all other things that must remain in an operating system; playable video games, playable musics, playable videos. that is exactly what's happening for windows 10 right now and what happened for windows 7. hackers and corrupters have managed to bypass security and is looking for money-hijacking by exploiting everything. these hackers have no sympathy, no boundaries, no rules. and it pisses me off knowing that a very functional operating system no longer recieve supports due to developers are running out of options. these previous operating systems remain usable, not on the internet. things like paying stuff in court, etc. i looked at windows 11 myself. relative of mine have it. it's ugly, it's unrecognizable, and it doesn't make sense. if microsoft finally decided to leave us users hanging, i have no purpose to chase in life. i'd stop using computers, stop using mobile devices, and just live in the woods. and i don't want to be a crucial option. i want to know that there are loyal, not-greedy, respectable, dedicated group of individuals putting effort into keeping their precious creation active and protective. there is massive shift in the design, from windows 98, through windows XP, windows vista, windows 7, windows 8, windows 10, until windows 11. when i tried windows 10, it was okay. it wasn't that ugly. it kept that original style and ability to recognize. and looking at windows 11, i'm not buying that OS. i genuinly hate it. it's bland. it's looking like MAC-OS style, and it's driving me nuts. surprisngly looks like they are trying to force-install windows 11 on windows 10. mine failed. i'm glad it did, cuz i keep seeing "suggesting windows 11", and this pc isn't upgradable anyway. so yeah. that's the entire list of reasons why i want to stick with windows 10. there are many other reasons that i could think of, and other folks have opinion that i could agree on, but i won't go into that.

[@Grunfeld]

Linux Mint, great choice! Comes in different looks and *Linux Mint, Cinnamon* is likely the easiest, smoothest transition coming straight from Windows.

[@ADreamPC]

Still on xp and still works and plays with modern software with my 4090

[@demiankeaough4616]

Starting to learn linux just for this reason.

[@parkerbohnn]

You can always run the computer with just Hiren's boot cd or usb. I've tried it and its safe.

[@jorteron]

I am planning to shift to Windows server 2025, I read somewhere it support CPU from 2008 (most of CPU I have access to are post-2010s). And turn it into a Desktop. Server support are for 10yrs. So possibly I would be able to use my old CPUs up until 2035s. If there is any compatibility, I will relegate to Windows Server 2022.

[@CesarPeron]

Migrate to Windows 10 LTSC (supported to 2035)

[@Chaggy1978]

Will I have to pay to use it?

[@Chaggy1978]

Which version lasts until 2035?

[@Freshwater121]

Thank you

[@EasyPcRepairs]

You're welcome, hope it was helpful.

[@magoolew5131]

I'll be switching over to Linux by then. I already have an older computer with Linux on it that I'm using to learn Linux. I have Mint 22 Cinnamon on it right now. I had a few different distros on it but I like Mint the best.

[@icr0n1k]

Could you maybe help me with a problem I have? My monitor display turns off after 1-4 minutes after rebooting

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Here's a couple of things that you could try. If you have another port that you can use, then try that. For example, if your monitor uses an HDMI port, then try plugging it into another HDMI port (if your computer has another one). Also, if you have a spare monitor, try replacing it with a known working monitor.

[@icr0n1k]

@@EasyPcRepairs Hi, I fixed everything thanks for trying to help. The problem was that my CPU Cooler wasn't maunted properly, therefore my CPU was overheating extremly fast. Thank you allot for trying to help!

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Hi, I'm glad you found out what the problem was. It's always good when the problem is found and fixed.

[@kegginstructure]

I was planning to continue on Win10 - until my Win10 box started throwing disk controller and disk surface fault errors. Since it was over 15 years old at the time, though it performed pretty well for a long time, it was time to face facts. So my workaround was "buy a new computer" and therefore I'm on Win11 anyway. Wasn't my plan, but what's that old saying about "best laid plans"?

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Yes, I'm sure there are others that have faced the same situation as you... Windows 10 PC stops working after perhaps many years of service, then it's time to make a choice between getting it fixed or buying a new computer.

[@parkerbohnn]

You buy a new pair of shoes when they wear out but if the computer isn't worn out its still good so no need for a new one.

[@yollabolly7944]

According to me when Microsoft ends support on any windows operating systems I stop downloading anything on that operating system when I continue using it.

[@Viewable11]

Windows 10 LTSC 2019 supports ends February 2029

[@WR3ND]

I essentially only use Windows 10 to keep up on it to be able to support others. Windows 11 is beyond my compassion.

[@WR3ND]

Hey you guys: Just use Linux Mint or similar going forward if you want my help. Good luck.

[@andrissaulep8691]

free HarmonyOS will be released in the summer of 2025, use it instead of Windows?

[@hoffyc.h393]

i'll be using W10 as long as I have this Gaming PC I have now, it's pretty good so hopes I can use it until 2027-2028+ Cuz I don't wanna reinstall a fresh windows 11, cuz I using the free version windows 10.

[@parkerbohnn]

That makes good sense.

[@kensmith5694]

Before I start watching let me predict two points: 1) You can just continue to use Win-10 and it will keep working 2) You can switch to Linux such as Linux Mint and carry on with your life. Let me see how I did.

[@Douglas_Blake_579]

#1 for the win!

[@7Im8O66]

Move to Linux, pick your favorite Distro and be happy 😎

[@palladini9718]

I kicked Windows Operating Systems out of this house when they stopped supporting Windows 7. Every Computer in this house runs Linux Mint

[@finnewar]

i will use chrome os after win10.

[@parkerbohnn]

It's shit for games.

[@Eneeki]

The only thing i know is Windows 11 is not an option. Microsoft's intrusions are worse than any hacker. I would have gone for Mint long ago but there is one peace of software that I have to use for work that will not run on an emulator.

[@DaveJ6515]

Linux! What else?

[@annebokma4637]

Time to move to linux, w11 is so bad it is unusable for me

[@i7i9191]

Get a good antivirus.

[@parkerbohnn]

Or just drop the firewall and don't use any antivirus and go on the internet like a man like me. I'm from the 82nd airborne divisoin so I'm not scared or nothing.

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

@@parkerbohnn Vladimir Putin loves you.

[@DalmationProductions]

Upgraded to Windows 11 almost 3 years ago since my computer met the system requirements for the OS so I'm good here

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Yes, those on Windows 11 should be ok for years to come.

[@parkerbohnn]

TPN 2.0 turns your computer to mush and encrypts files that don't need encryting. It's not for me.

[@parkerbohnn]

I refuse to let windows 11 turn my computer to mush with that useless TPN 2.0 crap that no one wants or needs. I'll just enable it in the bios and then after updating to windows 11 disable it in the bios and in the registry. That's my plan.

[@kensmith5694]

You still may want to plan a "plan B" involving Linux.

[@parkerbohnn]

@@kensmith5694 I've tried Linux Mint 24 and Zorin 17.2 pro. I might install Linux on some of my computers that don't qualify for windows 11.

[@vitobelas3699]

By then it will be windows 13 already 😂😂😂😂

[@Douglas_Blake_579]

Hope so ... and I hope there's some awakening to customer need in the mean time. I completely skipped over win8 and win8.1 ... and windows 11 is a hard "pass" too.

[@guessundheit6494]

Fail and ignorance for not including the best option. Buy a cheap miniPC ($100-140) and run Linux ALONGSIDE your Lose 10 PC. Modern monitors support two computers at once, and it's easy to switch between inputs. Use Lose 10 for that software, and Linux for web browsing. With two PCs on your desk in arm's reach, moving files is easy.

[@driver288]

Windows 11! Duh!

[@JohnMintyTech]

Linux

[@driver288]

@@JohnMintyTech Not many granny’s or pros will switch to Linux. Too much hassle for granny and lack of app support for enterprise.

[@JohnMintyTech]

@@driver288 fair point, however a few elder users I know are getting frustrated at the almost constant changes in the interfaces and behaviour of both Windows. I have shown Mint to one and she is suitably impressed. It's a case of them trying it out. I use W11 at work but would never have it on a home system.

[@reallyryan_]

SO glad I have been using windows 11 for a year now it's so much better.

[@geoman1420]

Linux Mint

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

After Eight Mint.

[@honeybee45678]

ima downgrade to windows 10 wish me luck guys

[@EasyPcRepairs]

Good luck, hope it goes well.

[@honeybee45678]

@@EasyPcRepairs came back and it went very well

[@EasyPcRepairs]

That's good to hear... glad it went well for you.

[@KA4UPW]

Simple, Install Linux!

[@Illuminati_Member]

Im wating for win12

[@Dr_piFrog]

Just move to Linux, best option. AS suggested in this video -- just be a cautious user and choose VERY carefully if you add a security protection package. I agree with @johnjakson444 comment -- McAfee, Norton, and Kaspersky are not so good and be leary of packages that are automatically downloaded for sites.

[@kensmith5694]

Yes, it is best to disconnect any windows machine from the internet and never install anything onto it.