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Microsoft reveals costs of Windows 10 end of life security update — and it might be more than you'd expect (www.techradar.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Harold_Penisman@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I skimmed the article, but they seem to keep saying that the cost is for “businesses”. So am I right to assume that I can get these updates for free on my personal PC?

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

If it's going to be anything like XP and Win 7, no, but actually kinda yes.

Microsoft wants you to upgrade to win 11 so they don't offer the updates for you, but if you refuse they'd still much rather you don't just run an unsecured Windows for multiple years so the security check to enable extended updates is rather easy to bypass almost on purpose.

But we won't know until after they drop support.

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[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I'm good. I don't own local copies of anything I'll format that shit without a care in the world

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