As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility

Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap::As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility

  • kingthrillgore@lemmy.mlEnglish
    241·
    6 months ago

    I can’t upgrade to W11, I can’t afford nor am I ready to upgrade my gaming PC, its likely I’ll be moving to Linux or keeping to use W10 w/o support.

    Microsoft really did no favors with limiting official W11 support. Its not just TPM.

    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
      141·
      6 months ago

      I migrated to linux when Windows 7 died. So I’m you from years ago, lol.

      If you’d like any advice, I would just say check ProtonDB for the games you regularly play (especially if they are MMOs) to make sure they work, cause anything that uses restrictive kernal level anticheats arent going to run.

      and if you are looking for a distro, I would personally recommend Nobara. it stays up to date, it has a lot of the gaming stuff built in (Some of which might require compiling from github otherwise), and its been rock solid for me personally. but you should poke around and find whatever tickles your fancy… and anything you don’t get from X, that you can get from Y, can usually be manually installed on Z.

    • thejodie@programming.devEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      This obviously doesn’t solve any of the larger problem about MS pushing TPM, but you can bypass most of those W11 requirements.