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

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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 . . . Related videos what you may find helpful include: Switching to Linux: A Beginner’s Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8vmXvoVjZw Installing Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL_maCWM5bk ChromeOS Flex: Google’s New PC OS (no longer in beta!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFAg1FkGgMM FydeOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0V6ib9VldE REFERENCES: Statcounter Windows Desktop Market Share (updates monthly): https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/windows/desktop/worldwide Microsoft “Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10” - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/extended-security-updates Microsoft “Windows 10 end of support updates for education” - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/blog/2024/04/windows-10-end-of-support-updates-for-education/ 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/windows/end-of-support Microsoft “Lifecycle FAQ - Windows”: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/lifecycle/faq/windows 0Patch website: https://0patch.com/ ACROS Security “Long Live Windows 10... With 0patch” - https://blog.0patch.com/2024/06/long-live-windows-10-with-0patch.html Microsoft “Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021” https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-enterprise-ltsc-2021 Microsoft “Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019” https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-enterprise-ltsc-2019 Microsoft “LTSC: What is it, and when should it be used?” https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/ltsc-what-is-it-and-when-should-it-be-used/ba-p/293181 Canalys “The end of Windows 10 support could turn 240 million PCs into e-waste” - https://www.canalys.com/insights/end-of-windows-10-support-could-turn-240-million-pcs-into-e-waste Microsoft “Ways to install Windows 11” [scroll down to “Other ways to install Windows 11 (not recommended)] - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ways-to-install-windows-11-e0edbbfb-cfc5-4011-868b-2ce77ac7c70e More videos on computing and related topics can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/@ExplainingComputers 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 #Windows10 #ESU #EndofSupport #Windows11 #Linux #ChromeOS #ExplainingComputers