Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 could send 240 million PCs to landfills: Report
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Microsoft Corp's plan to end support for the Windows 10 operating system could result in about 240 million personal computers (PCs) being disposed of, potentially adding to landfill waste, Canalys Research said. The electronic waste from these PCs could weigh an estimated 480 million kg, equivalent to 320,
  • Kbobabob@lemmy.worldEnglish
    142·
    10 months ago

    Microsoft has already announced it will offer extended security updates for Windows 10 to 2028.

    • Vqhm@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      10 months ago

      ESU is a paid service for enterprise. They didn’t even offer ESU for windows 7 home at all for any price.

      Windows 7 pro ESU per device cost $50 for 1 year, $100 for the next year, $200 for the final year.

      Windows 7 enterprise was per device 1 year $25, second year $50, and 3rd year $100.

      Micro$oft is not going to give win10 ESU away for free and they probably won’t supported home edition.

      You can however bypass the win11 hardware checks to upgrade unsupported devices.