this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2025
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Windows 10 users will have the option to continue receiving security updates for free beyond October 2025, so long as they sync their PC settings data with the cloud via a Microsoft Account. (www.windowscentral.com)
submitted 6 months ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/demicrosoft@programming.dev
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[–] shani66@ani.social 13 points 6 months ago

Man, they really want to violate people's privacy.

[–] Catpurple@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 6 months ago

Too late. I already dropped your crap for linux months ago. I'm still finding solutions for some of the programs I both can't get on linux and struggle to install with wine or proton, but at least I'm free of microsoft.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ok, fine, so I setup a VM, make a bogus account, sync the updates, copy the update files and apply them wherever.

[–] lmuel@sopuli.xyz 22 points 6 months ago

Sounds like a lot of effort compared to using Linux