Cybersecurity firm ESET is urging Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 or Linux to avoid a “security fiasco” as the 10-year-old operating system nears the end of support in October 2025.
“It’s five minutes to twelve to avoid a security fiasco for 2025,” explains ESET security expert Thorsten Urbanski.
I’ve seen a some of ancient enterprise laptops upgraded to 11, so I thought a slightly newer gaming laptop should be just fine. Wrong! Having more powerful hardware wasn’t enough, since that CPU isn’t supported by W11. Seems like Microsoft is really trying to make sure perfectly functional hardware gets thrown away.
Hey, if you can’t run their DRM, they don’t want you upgrading. Buy and consume.