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I got an email about support ending in October 2025; isn't this still extremely early? Aren't they usually about two or three versions of windows down the line before they end updates?

I don't want windows 11 (and no I don't want Linux either, knock it off); this is ridiculous.

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[–] Formerlyfarman@hexbear.net 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (8 children)

Security updates are a scam. I have never gotten a virus since I stopped using public library computers. You don't really need that shit.

[–] farting_weedman@hexbear.net 5 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Security updates are not a scam.

Just the other day there was a patched ntlm exploit that would trigger if you deleted, moved or right clicked the payload file.

[–] Formerlyfarman@hexbear.net 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But you are not going to get any of those either way.

[–] farting_weedman@hexbear.net 1 points 7 months ago

I would 100% have fallen for that one and five years ago when I was still running my day to day in windows it would have been a useful exploit.

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