Windows 10 End of Service
GaryKC
Posted 2025-04-27 8:52 PM (#105394)


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Location: Kansas City Missouri		Subject: Windows 10 End of Service

In case it applies to some of you young PC wizards (he said sarcastically) 
Ask Leo has been one of the channels I visit when I get perplexed and sometimes simultaneously stupid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89dyLDb6_8U
C Stafford
Posted 2025-04-29 9:38 AM (#105395 - in reply to #105394)
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Location: San Diego, CA		Subject: RE: Windows 10 End of Service

I had to get Windows 11 when I got a new computer. The software wants you to save everything to the Cloud.
It is more complex to perform tasks that 10 required. I hate Windows 11.
I did the software update that they suggest and it stopped Office from working.
I had the Geek Squad bring it back to life, but it deleted ALL my e-mail addresses and calender info.
The person helping me said that Microsoft updates creates problems all the time.

I am a dumbs**t user and I don't need fancy software that is hard to use and creates more problems that it is worth.
GaryKC
Posted 2025-04-29 11:14 AM (#105397 - in reply to #105394)


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Location: Kansas City Missouri		Subject: RE: Windows 10 End of Service

Britec09 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwGuIErVYTw
and others offer tips to help navigate tech issues.
When I search a subject online, doing an additional one in youtube itself yields more results written for folks like me. Explained to me like I was oh, maybe 11 years old.
Runner485
Posted 2025-04-30 5:14 AM (#105399 - in reply to #105394)


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Location: New Jersey		Subject: RE: Windows 10 End of Service

Thanks for the heads up Chris, I'm gonna hold on to W10 for as long as possible!
Thomas Courtien
Posted 2025-05-03 4:52 AM (#105414 - in reply to #105394)
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Location: Patterson, New York 		Subject: RE: Windows 10 End of Service

I ended up with Windows 11 because my Norton Security package told me I had a software update.

I thought it was for Windows 10 as it had always been in the past.

I clicked update and ended up with 11 installed.

Windows 11 really pushes the cloud concept.
Runner485
Posted 2025-05-03 5:21 AM (#105415 - in reply to #105414)


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Location: New Jersey		Subject: RE: Windows 10 End of Service

Tom, did you lose anything? I heard 11 is nothing like 10...
Thomas Courtien
Posted 2025-05-08 2:32 PM (#105427 - in reply to #105394)
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Location: Patterson, New York 		Subject: RE: Windows 10 End of Service

Joe, I lost nothing; but I have to make sure that I don't use the default "save to the cloud" option.

I did need to get used to the new way to find my way around the computer.