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So I have Windows 10, and I was not looking forward to the "upgrade" to 11 at 10's EOL because of the TPM requirement. With this change, I have decided to acce

So I have Windows 10, and I was not looking forward to the "upgrade" to 11 at 10's EOL because of the TPM requirement. With this change, I have decided to accept the insecurity of not updating and stick with 10. The only thing I do on Windows is ensure my FOSS is cross-platform.

WD-42 2y ago
Have you tried using a VM? That's what I do when I want to test cross platform. The benefit being you can just re-create it whenever it starts to harass you about license keys or whatever.
- gavinhoward 2y ago
  I bought this Windows 10 key long ago, so no license key harassment.
inetknght 2y ago
> I have Windows 10, and I was not looking forward to the "upgrade" to 11 at 10's EOL because of ... I refused to "upgrade" past Windows 7. When Windows 7 went EOL, I installed Linux. I've never looked back.
- gavinhoward 2y ago
  Oh, Linux is my daily driver. Gentoo, so I am no Linux noob. I just use Windows to build and test my FOSS on it.
bigstrat2003 2y ago
That's where I'm at. Even before this, I refused to install Windows 11. I daily drive Linux, and I only boot into Windows on occasion when there are games that I can't get to work with Proton. When Windows 10 goes EOL, I will just run it unpatched for those occasional uses. When Steam stops supporting it, I will stop using Windows altogether. I must say it's quite refreshing to not have to deal with Microsoft's user-hostile nonsense. No shenanigans with required accounts, no ads, no preinstalled bloatware. My OS is made to serve me and my needs, not to eke out extra profits. Ironic that the free option is better at serving me than the paid option, these days. The sad part is, I like Windows. Or at least I used to. I've never been a "Windoze sucks, I hate M$" guy. Time was that it was genuinely a well made operating system that did its job well and got out of the way. But those days are long since gone. I hope that someday Microsoft gets their act together and starts caring about making a quality product again.

WD-42 2y ago

Have you tried using a VM? That's what I do when I want to test cross platform. The benefit being you can just re-create it whenever it starts to harass you about license keys or whatever.

gavinhoward 2y ago
I bought this Windows 10 key long ago, so no license key harassment.

inetknght 2y ago

> I have Windows 10, and I was not looking forward to the "upgrade" to 11 at 10's EOL because of ... I refused to "upgrade" past Windows 7. When Windows 7 went EOL, I installed Linux. I've never looked back.

gavinhoward 2y ago
Oh, Linux is my daily driver. Gentoo, so I am no Linux noob. I just use Windows to build and test my FOSS on it.

bigstrat2003 2y ago

That's where I'm at. Even before this, I refused to install Windows 11. I daily drive Linux, and I only boot into Windows on occasion when there are games that I can't get to work with Proton. When Windows 10 goes EOL, I will just run it unpatched for those occasional uses. When Steam stops supporting it, I will stop using Windows altogether. I must say it's quite refreshing to not have to deal with Microsoft's user-hostile nonsense. No shenanigans with required accounts, no ads, no preinstalled bloatware. My OS is made to serve me and my needs, not to eke out extra profits. Ironic that the free option is better at serving me than the paid option, these days. The sad part is, I like Windows. Or at least I used to. I've never been a "Windoze sucks, I hate M$" guy. Time was that it was genuinely a well made operating system that did its job well and got out of the way. But those days are long since gone. I hope that someday Microsoft gets their act together and starts caring about making a quality product again.