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
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