Windows 10 Upgrade - OPatch

caveman38

In anticipation for the October deadline for W10 support. I am looking for my options without changing my PC and laptop.
One of the options is to use OPatch to handle security updates which MS will cease to do. 
Does anyone know how efficient this is and what it costs in comparison to MS's option to pay $30 for an extra years security updates. 

Eyeful

Have you considered. Switching to Linux Mint (which will be free). Those I know who have, say they are happy with it & no longer want Windows,

Frozen_up_north

According to PC Magazine, once Win 10 reached end of free support from MS in October, you will have to pay for Opatch. The price mentioned is $28 per year.

Like forcing a Win 11 install on non compatible hardware, you are putting off the inevitable.

We have one laptop running Win 11 Home, one running Win 11 Pro and a desktop also running Win 11 Pro. There is nothing wrong with Win 11, it’s certainly better than Windows 10.

bob2302

Frozen_up_north said:

According to PC Magazine, once Win 10 reached end of free support from MS in October, you will have to pay for Opatch. The price mentioned is $28 per year.

Like forcing a Win 11 install on non compatible hardware, you are putting off the inevitable.

We have one laptop running Win 11 Home, one running Win 11 Pro and a desktop also running Win 11 Pro. There is nothing wrong with Win 11, it’s certainly better than Windows 10.

I don't think many people are against Windows 11 - they just don't want to spend money on a new device. There's nothing wrong with putting off the inevitable; in the long term it can save money.

caveman38

Frozen_up_north said:

According to PC Magazine, once Win 10 reached end of free support from MS in October, you will have to pay for Opatch. The price mentioned is $28 per year.

Like forcing a Win 11 install on non compatible hardware, you are putting off the inevitable.

We have one laptop running Win 11 Home, one running Win 11 Pro and a desktop also running Win 11 Pro. There is nothing wrong with Win 11, it’s certainly better than Windows 10.

I should have mentioned that I have unsupported hardware and W11 is not an option. There are workrounds that may or not work but in the long run may create issues. If I can stay safe with W10, I will. 

400ixl

The optional paid for support currently is only available for a year. For the price it could well be worth it for many.

As for 0Patch, it uses in memory patches, so essentially they decode the MS patches and identify what changes it has made to the OS whilst it is running and inserts that code into the running OS. Far from the best way to do it.

You only get their Zero Day patches as well for the free offering. By the time you pay for their first tier you pay as well pay for the MS offering, certainly for the first year (Oct 25 - Oct 26).

Another 18 months on your hardware for £30ish is pretty reasonable and probably time to replace by then.

Olinda99

or you just keep running windows 10, staying away from dodgy websites, never opening unknown links in your emails and keeping good data backups. You should be good for another 5 years that way without having to pay a penny.

There is too much FUD-ing going around at the moment

That said, you will need an AV with continually updated definitions

Vitor

What Happens at Windows 10 End of Support?

Windows 10 will continue to work after its end-of-support date (October 2025). Applications running on Windows 10 may get updates for some time, but eventually stop supporting Windows 10 as well. Make extra sure you maintain good security practices, and backup regularly to continuing to use Windows 10 safely.

BFBW

caveman38 said:

Frozen_up_north said:

According to PC Magazine, once Win 10 reached end of free support from MS in October, you will have to pay for Opatch. The price mentioned is $28 per year.

Like forcing a Win 11 install on non compatible hardware, you are putting off the inevitable.

We have one laptop running Win 11 Home, one running Win 11 Pro and a desktop also running Win 11 Pro. There is nothing wrong with Win 11, it’s certainly better than Windows 10.

I should have mentioned that I have unsupported hardware and W11 is not an option. There are workrounds that may or not work but in the long run may create issues. If I can stay safe with W10, I will. 

That's a lot of words to say nothing at all.  
What makes me smile about this, is that people are willing to pay a virtually unknown company to 'patch' their devices in ways they do not understand, willy nilly, rather than to simply bypass arbitrary requirements on one occasion, install Windows 11 and to receive official updates.
The current behaviour over upgrading to Windows 11 is simply not rational.

brewerdave

BFBW said:

caveman38 said:

Frozen_up_north said:

According to PC Magazine, once Win 10 reached end of free support from MS in October, you will have to pay for Opatch. The price mentioned is $28 per year.

Like forcing a Win 11 install on non compatible hardware, you are putting off the inevitable.

We have one laptop running Win 11 Home, one running Win 11 Pro and a desktop also running Win 11 Pro. There is nothing wrong with Win 11, it’s certainly better than Windows 10.

I should have mentioned that I have unsupported hardware and W11 is not an option. There are workrounds that may or not work but in the long run may create issues. If I can stay safe with W10, I will. 

That's a lot of words to say nothing at all.  
What makes me smile about this, is that people are willing to pay a virtually unknown company to 'patch' their devices in ways they do not understand, willy nilly, rather than to simply bypass arbitrary requirements on one occasion, install Windows 11 and to receive official updates.
The current behaviour over upgrading to Windows 11 is simply not rational.

I have two PCs ,originally Windows 7 machines, that have been upgraded to Win 10 and are working perfectly well currently - neither can be upgraded to Win 11 so I either spend £100s for new machines or take a risk - must be lots of people in this position - there is the rationale

BFBW

brewerdave said:

BFBW said:

caveman38 said:

Frozen_up_north said:

According to PC Magazine, once Win 10 reached end of free support from MS in October, you will have to pay for Opatch. The price mentioned is $28 per year.

Like forcing a Win 11 install on non compatible hardware, you are putting off the inevitable.

We have one laptop running Win 11 Home, one running Win 11 Pro and a desktop also running Win 11 Pro. There is nothing wrong with Win 11, it’s certainly better than Windows 10.

I should have mentioned that I have unsupported hardware and W11 is not an option. There are workrounds that may or not work but in the long run may create issues. If I can stay safe with W10, I will. 

That's a lot of words to say nothing at all.  
What makes me smile about this, is that people are willing to pay a virtually unknown company to 'patch' their devices in ways they do not understand, willy nilly, rather than to simply bypass arbitrary requirements on one occasion, install Windows 11 and to receive official updates.
The current behaviour over upgrading to Windows 11 is simply not rational.

I have two PCs ,originally Windows 7 machines, that have been upgraded to Win 10 and are working perfectly well currently - neither can be upgraded to Win 11 so I either spend £100s for new machines or take a risk - must be lots of people in this position - there is the rationale

Devices from 2009 can run Windows 11.