7 Days (Page 1/1) Doug85GT OCT 08, 01:17 AM Windows 10 supports ends in 7 days. Most Windows users are still using Windows 10. I am waiting with interest to see what happens. Patrick OCT 08, 02:50 AM I still occasionally use Win7 online and have had no repercussions. RWDPLZ OCT 08, 08:25 AM 1 year and 7 days. https://www.microsoft.com/e...ndows/end-of-support williegoat OCT 08, 08:49 AM 82-T/A [At Work] OCT 08, 08:59 AM Microsoft is quickly moving towards a path where I'll likely no longer want to use their services. More and more they're trying to "own" what I do, by forcing me to create a Microsoft account just to use their tools, and to log into my computer. It's becoming increasingly more difficult to just have a stand-alone operating system that doesn't require you to have some kind of management account somewhere in the cloud. I've used Linux variants in the past, RHEL and Ubuntu to name a couple... I'll switch to that if Windows eventually does away with local accounts. williegoat OCT 08, 09:37 AM quote Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: I've used Linux variants in the past, RHEL and Ubuntu to name a couple... I'll switch to that if Windows eventually does away with local accounts. Switch to Debian and run Windoze in a VM, for those times you feel like you must be a tool of the establishment. Doug85GT OCT 08, 12:36 PM quote Originally posted by RWDPLZ: 1 year and 7 days. https://www.microsoft.com/e...ndows/end-of-support Thanks. I obviously missed the year. Did MS move it back because I thought it was supposed to happen this year? Doug85GT OCT 08, 12:43 PM quote Originally posted by williegoat: Switch to Debian and run Windoze in a VM, for those times you feel like you must be a tool of the establishment. +1 I went with Mint when I built my new main machine last year. The only thing keeping me on Windows was gaming. I found that I could play all of the games I was currently playing on Linux thanks to Steam's Proton. I also keep a couple of Win11 VMs for a few things that don't have a Linux counterpart such as my proprietary keyboard configuration software. I was pleasantly surprised at how well KVM Qemu works. I had used Virtual Box before and expected a big performance hit. I can't tell the difference between running my VMs in KVM and it just being native.