Windows 10 - Has anybody been able to sign up for extended support?

Northern_Wanderer

GDB2222 said:

Northern_Wanderer said:

GDB2222 said:

 I don’t care whether Microsoft or Google gets to know lots of personal details like my shoe size. (10.5 extra wide, by the way.)   

Not yet....but you may change your mind in time.

I can't, as I was injected with Bill Gates's chip.

Sadly I think we all have been, and the g00gle one. 

Confused_Dog

Northern_Wanderer said:

fenlander_uk said:

@erm2019: I just did the same thing. No questions, no quibbles, no charges: it just enrolled me in the extended update program with a couple of clicks. I am UK-based, use a local account, have never backed up to MS and don't have any Microsoft points - whatever they are.

This, of course, is what Microsoft should have offered from the beginning, instead of alienating half the planet with an upgrade policy that plumbed new depths of stupidity. It shows once again that you should never be an early adopter...

Oh, and optional upates are... optional. Unlike walking the dog.

See you all in October 2026...

It seems that they have made it free to enroll in the ESU, perhaps because people aren't all up-down-grading to W11. They want to link your PC to the MS account. And probably in time we will see subscription only service from MS.

A lot of Windows users with older computers which had the "cannot upgrade to Windows 11 box"  prior to the Extended Support being announced by Microsoft have migrated to use Linux Mint as their OS, which has a similar interface to Windows 10.   This gives the PC a few more years of life with a stable, regularly updated OS regularly.  If you are computer savvy or have someone who can help it is relatively easy to do, but as always when doing a major change to your system make sure you back up your personal files like documents, photos and videos to an external hard drive first.  See https://www.xda-developers.com/tried-linux-mint-windows-fanboy/ and https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-switch-your-windows-10-pc-to-linux-mint-for-free/

Northern_Wanderer

Confused_Dog said:

Northern_Wanderer said:

fenlander_uk said:

@erm2019: I just did the same thing. No questions, no quibbles, no charges: it just enrolled me in the extended update program with a couple of clicks. I am UK-based, use a local account, have never backed up to MS and don't have any Microsoft points - whatever they are.

This, of course, is what Microsoft should have offered from the beginning, instead of alienating half the planet with an upgrade policy that plumbed new depths of stupidity. It shows once again that you should never be an early adopter...

Oh, and optional upates are... optional. Unlike walking the dog.

See you all in October 2026...

It seems that they have made it free to enroll in the ESU, perhaps because people aren't all up-down-grading to W11. They want to link your PC to the MS account. And probably in time we will see subscription only service from MS.

A lot of Windows users with older computers which had the "cannot upgrade to Windows 11 box"  prior to the Extended Support being announced by Microsoft have migrated to use Linux Mint as their OS, which has a similar interface to Windows 10.   This gives the PC a few more years of life with a stable, regularly updated OS regularly.  If you are computer savvy or have someone who can help it is relatively easy to do, but as always when doing a major change to your system make sure you back up your personal files like documents, photos and videos to an external hard drive first.  See https://www.xda-developers.com/tried-linux-mint-windows-fanboy/ and https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-switch-your-windows-10-pc-to-linux-mint-for-free/

I've been looking into Linux again actually. I tried it when Windows XP support ended (RIP XP, we miss you) but found not everyhting worked out of the box and eventually bought a W10 PC. Current PC is perfectly servicible but can't be upgraded to W11. Not that I would want to in any case as I can see how MS is going locking down stuff and those co-pilot+ pcs that it wont be possible to even install a different operating system. 

I'd manage to install Linux with some online guides. Will probably do so and keep W10 as a backup for if anything just doesn't work with Linux.

Don't worry, you will own nothing and be happy....

SpanishBlue

It was my intention to go over to Linux Mint till this 12 month extension came along.

I've used Mint before, and whilst it's a little different to Windows, I think most people who can do basic everyday things on a Windows computer would soon adapt to it.

Xenon

SpanishBlue said:

It was my intention to go over to Linux Mint till this 12 month extension came along.

I've used Mint before, and whilst it's a little different to Windows, I think most people who can do basic everyday things on a Windows computer would soon adapt to it.

If you can use windows you can use Linux Mint - it is easy

PocketWatchMan

GDB2222 said:

Northern_Wanderer said:

GDB2222 said:

 I don’t care whether Microsoft or Google gets to know lots of personal details like my shoe size. (10.5 extra wide, by the way.)   

Not yet....but you may change your mind in time.

I can't, as I was injected with Bill Gates's chip.

You and only about 1 in 4 NHS staff have something in common then, according to their own published figures.

Northern_Wanderer

UPDATE - I downloaded the final Patch Tuesday updates for Win 10 and after the restart, the ESU enroll option appeared. I didn't bother with any of the fixes found online. MS just made me wait till the very last day for the enroll option.

It will be interesting to see what happens with the market share of different OSs this year and next, and the cost of buying a new computer. Roll on the shortages and price hikes. I'm guessing there will be a lot of great machines going cheap that can't upgrade to W11. For me, it was only my processor that wasn't supported and I still think it's decent machine that will last a while longer. I'm off to play with Linux Mint. 

Goodbye MS. I won't miss you slowing down my machine when you're secretly installing your updates nor you restarting my machine when I'm in the middle of something. Time to reclaim privacy.

BFBW

Northern_Wanderer said:

UPDATE - I downloaded the final Patch Tuesday updates for Win 10 and after the restart, the ESU enroll option appeared. I didn't bother with any of the fixes found online. MS just made me wait till the very last day for the enroll option.

It will be interesting to see what happens with the market share of different OSs this year and next, and the cost of buying a new computer. Roll on the shortages and price hikes. I'm guessing there will be a lot of great machines going cheap that can't upgrade to W11. For me, it was only my processor that wasn't supported and I still think it's decent machine that will last a while longer. I'm off to play with Linux Mint. 

Goodbye MS. I won't miss you slowing down my machine when you're secretly installing your updates nor you restarting my machine when I'm in the middle of something. Time to reclaim privacy.

Almost every device under fifteen years old can install Windows 11. It's simple to bypass the arbitrary requirements. In fact I would recommend bypassing the requirements even if your PC IS eligible.
Here's why... 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C44iCr6czAo

Northern_Wanderer

BFBW said:

Northern_Wanderer said:

UPDATE - I downloaded the final Patch Tuesday updates for Win 10 and after the restart, the ESU enroll option appeared. I didn't bother with any of the fixes found online. MS just made me wait till the very last day for the enroll option.

It will be interesting to see what happens with the market share of different OSs this year and next, and the cost of buying a new computer. Roll on the shortages and price hikes. I'm guessing there will be a lot of great machines going cheap that can't upgrade to W11. For me, it was only my processor that wasn't supported and I still think it's decent machine that will last a while longer. I'm off to play with Linux Mint. 

Goodbye MS. I won't miss you slowing down my machine when you're secretly installing your updates nor you restarting my machine when I'm in the middle of something. Time to reclaim privacy.

Almost every device under fifteen years old can install Windows 11. It's simple to bypass the arbitrary requirements. In fact I would recommend bypassing the requirements even if your PC IS eligible.
Here's why... 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C44iCr6czAo

I've been watching Braxman for a while now. I have no intention of installing Windows 11, time to cut the umbilical cord me thinks. MS has been removing options to bypass the no local accounts thing. The other concerning thing is what G00gle is doing with Android AOSP, but that's a different topic of the same ilk. 

I'm convinced that after the last patch Tuesday updates my PC is now running slower. Am I being paranoid?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PyxWPuIUyk - goodbye windows....

BFBW

Northern_Wanderer said:

BFBW said:

Northern_Wanderer said:

UPDATE - I downloaded the final Patch Tuesday updates for Win 10 and after the restart, the ESU enroll option appeared. I didn't bother with any of the fixes found online. MS just made me wait till the very last day for the enroll option.

It will be interesting to see what happens with the market share of different OSs this year and next, and the cost of buying a new computer. Roll on the shortages and price hikes. I'm guessing there will be a lot of great machines going cheap that can't upgrade to W11. For me, it was only my processor that wasn't supported and I still think it's decent machine that will last a while longer. I'm off to play with Linux Mint. 

Goodbye MS. I won't miss you slowing down my machine when you're secretly installing your updates nor you restarting my machine when I'm in the middle of something. Time to reclaim privacy.

Almost every device under fifteen years old can install Windows 11. It's simple to bypass the arbitrary requirements. In fact I would recommend bypassing the requirements even if your PC IS eligible.
Here's why... 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C44iCr6czAo

I've been watching Braxman for a while now. I have no intention of installing Windows 11, time to cut the umbilical cord me thinks. MS has been removing options to bypass the no local accounts thing. The other concerning thing is what G00gle is doing with Android AOSP, but that's a different topic of the same ilk. 

I'm convinced that after the last patch Tuesday updates my PC is now running slower. Am I being paranoid?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PyxWPuIUyk - goodbye windows....

Local account option not yet removed.
No need to panic. Use Rufus to install