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   Dan Gillmor (dangillmor@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Dec-2024 10:23:45 JST Dan Gillmor

   Microsoft will soon cut off Windows 10 security updates, and says "up yours" to people with (somewhat) older computers who would happily use Windows 11, but now will be blocked

   Intel and AMD appreciate this very much.

   If you aren't ready to put your older but working-fine computer in a landfill, and further pollute the planet, you have a better option:

   It's easier than ever to install and use Ubuntu or Mint or some other Linux system.

   https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/4/24312928/microsoft-windows-11-older-hardware-tpm-support

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 12-Dec-2024 12:24:48 JST Rich Felker

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     @dangillmor I imagine there's also a way to patch some msi file or registry entry to fix it.

     I'd love to see ppl dump MS, but on their own time and terms. Folks need the tools to put Windows in its place as long as they want or need it.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 12-Dec-2024 12:32:59 JST Rich Felker

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     @dangillmor Also: Ubuntu is just Debian with good stuff removed & corporate enshittification added.