01/11/2024
11/01/2024 (Fri) 02:24
No.5656
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>Microsoft Update Warning—400 Million Windows PCs Now At RiskThe public interest advocacy group PIRG is now campaigning for Microsoft to extend the Windows 10 support extension now available to schools to other users. “In one year, Microsoft plans to end support for Windows 10,” they warn, “potentially rendering up to 400 million computers obsolete overnight. This decision could trigger the single largest surge in junked computers in history, with dire consequences for both consumers and the environment.”“Under Microsoft’s new policy,” it says, “schools can keep Windows 10 computers in classrooms safe from attacks for three additional years by paying $1 per computer for the first year, $2 the following year, and $4 the third year.” This is far cheaper than extended support options for enterprises. “Consumers will be able to purchase extended support, although prices have not been announced… We continue to push for an automatic extension of essential security updates for Windows 10.”https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/10/31/warning-for-14-billion-microsoft-windows-10-windows-11-users-get-free-upgrade/