Researchers warn that Windows 11 restrictions could send 240 million computers to landfills - eviltoast
Windows 11's strict hardware requirements have received their fair share of controversy since launching in late 2021. Initially, Microsoft warned of compatibility issues, which didn't go over...
  • Kbobabob@lemmy.worldEnglish
    371·
    11 months ago

    TLDR;

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

    • Vqhm@lemmy.worldEnglish
      221·
      11 months ago

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

      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.