In a nutshell: As Microsoft prepares to end free security updates for Windows 10 in October, a significant challenge looms for charities that refurbish and distribute older computers to those in need. With an estimated 240 million PCs unable to meet the stringent hardware requirements for Windows 11, these organizations face a difficult decision: provide potentially insecure Windows 10 systems, send them to e-waste recyclers, or explore alternative operating systems like Linux.

Microsoft’s requirements for Windows 11 include a 1GHz or faster CPU with at least two cores, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, Secure Boot capability, and TPM 2.0 compatibility. However, the supported Intel CPU list only goes back to 8th Gen chips, introduced in 2017, while the AMD list includes Ryzen 2000 series and above.

  • Saik0@lemmy.saik0.com
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    13 hours ago

    yes. windows xp was a fully local OS, and when you installed it, you stilled owned your computer. these things are not true of windows 10.

    Yes you can? It’s windows 11 that tries to lock you out, and even then you can install it without internet if you know the magic incantation…

    But windows 10 will just install with a local account if you don’t give it internet (unplug ethernet and never setup a wifi).

    sure, and I could say you’re a chainsaw juggling pedophile lizard person who came from the future to make sure flavored foams don’t have a resurgence in upscale dining at any cost because the consequences, drawn out 200 years, are so much worse than fascism and several possible extinction events. saying shit is easy. doesn’t make it true.

    The fuck? Any linux install will eventually become unsupported. That is my claim to counter your nonsense claim of Windows becoming unusable.

    Go take your pills.

    • melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 hours ago

      nuh uh! there’s a hacked version that can do that!

      could say the same about literally any software.

      the fuck

      I mean, i proved that I could say it. and proved how little impact saying it had upon the facts. whether or not you’re a chainsaw juggling pedophile lizard-person from the future, here to save us from unfortunate upscale dining trends. you either were or you weren’t, and me saying it changed nothing.

      any linux install will

      they update pretty cleanly without anti-features. it’s just a version numbering thing, dude. im sure there’s some old hardware that’s been dropped, but I’m running some pretty out-there linux installs on pre-2010 hardware with no difficulty.