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c/windows10 · by monica_b1998@lemmy.world · 45d

How to get free Windows 10 security patches until October 2027 - and avoid the $30 fee

https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-get-free-windows-10-security-patches-until-october-2027-avoid-fee/

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shish_mish@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 45d

Linux Mint

lurch@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 45d

all this jumping through hoops. just use a free OS, bro

Zachariah@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 45d (1 reply)
  • Windows 10 PCs can receive free security updates until October 2027.
  • To qualify for free personal updates, enroll with a Microsoft account.
  • Customers in any of the 30 EEA countries automatically qualify.
JigglySackles@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 44d

Thanks for the breakdown! I'm still fucking off, but it should help someone

trewq@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 44d

Only left with 1 home pc with win10. Replacement is waiting patiently in the drawer. The rest are on linuxmint / debian.

Not going to downgrade to w11 due to the shits there. office laptop running w11 now shit, and it was decent when it was on w10