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E-waste or Linux? Charities face tough choices as Windows 10 support ends (www.techspot.com)
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In a nutshell: As Microsoft prepares to end free security updates for Windows 10 in October, a significant challenge looms for charities that refurbish and distribute older computers to those in need. With an estimated 240 million PCs unable to meet the stringent hardware requirements for Windows 11, these organizations face a difficult decision: provide potentially insecure Windows 10 systems, send them to e-waste recyclers, or explore alternative operating systems like Linux.

Microsoft's requirements for Windows 11 include a 1GHz or faster CPU with at least two cores, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, Secure Boot capability, and TPM 2.0 compatibility. However, the supported Intel CPU list only goes back to 8th Gen chips, introduced in 2017, while the AMD list includes Ryzen 2000 series and above.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

No no, that's the point. To infect as many computers as absolutely possible, all clogging down every network, and eventually microsoft will have to address the issues.

What do you care? I assume you're on linux and wouldn't be affected either way.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

You seem to have a lot more faith in microsoft than I do.

My concern is the likelyhood that companies using MS products will cut corners by using deprecated/unsupported OSs for years after the last security patch, which will lead to security breaches for many consumers.

Not on Linux yet, but I really need to make the switch soon. Will be nice to actually have some semblance of control over my own personal devices.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

My concern is the likelyhood that companies using MS products will cut corners by using deprecated/unsupported OSs for years after the last security patch, which will lead to security breaches for many consumers.

That likelihood is high, real and current.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I see you are interested in switching to the penguin, may I be of any assistance?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago

Thanks, but no thanks, Clippy