Windows 10: One Year to Go -- & what we do next!

Windows 10 support ends on October 14th 2025. But what if your computer does not support Windows 11? Or you do not want to install Windows 11? This video outlines all of the possibilities -- from doing nothing, to extended security updates (ESUs), an unofficial Windows 11 install, migrating to Linux, and more . . .

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REFERENCES:

Statcounter Windows Desktop Market Share (updates monthly):
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version...

Microsoft “Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10” - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/win...

Microsoft “Windows 10 end of support updates for education” - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/educa...

Microsoft “End of support for Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7” (scroll down and open up “What is the Windows 10 Extended Security Update (ESU) Programme” - https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/windo...

Microsoft “Lifecycle FAQ - Windows”: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/lif...

0Patch website: https://0patch.com/
ACROS Security “Long Live Windows 10... With 0patch” - https://blog.0patch.com/2024/06/long-...

Microsoft “Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021” https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lif...

Microsoft “Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019”
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lif...

Microsoft “LTSC: What is it, and when should it be used?” https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t...

Canalys “The end of Windows 10 support could turn 240 million PCs into e-waste” - https://www.canalys.com/insights/end-...

Microsoft “Ways to install Windows 11” [scroll down to “Other ways to install Windows 11 (not recommended)] - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/w...

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Chapters:
00:00 Titles & Intro
01:28 Do Nothing
03:05 Go Offline
03:41 Extended Security Updates
06:06 Third-Party Patches
07:27 Windows 10 LTSC Versions
08:59 Unofficial Windows 11
11:50 Linux
13:15 A ChromiumOS
13:33 Something Else?
15:11 Stats & Wrap

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