Everyone should plan things in the long term, and it includes Windows 10 usage.
The support of Windows 10 (regular editions) is ending quite soon, on 2025-10-14. If a user wants to keep receiving security updates (it's important to differentiate them from Windows Defender indexes, those are still updated even for Windows 7), there obviously are multiple ways to extend the deadline. Spending 1000 Microsoft Reward points or $30 (and sacrificing the lack of a Microsoft account being linked to the installed OS) makes it one year further, enterprise-only (and more expensive) full-fledged ESU makes it to 2028; there are also other workarounds, but that's the dead end. What can one do further?
In case if Windows 11 is subjectively flawful for whatever reasons, it's not going to be completely fixed by 2026 or whatever year. Some limitations can be fixed manually, something is adaptable, but it's not going to get fixed by itself while you're just waiting.
If a Windows 10 user is considering to make a move from Windows to another OS based on the Linux kernel (which could be quite difficult, as some programs may require you to use Windows at least sometimes), there's absolutely no reason to wait for October 14th, 2025 to install some distribution of Linux, provided that Linux is something you're going to use permanently.
To conclude, the earlier one leaves their comfort zone, the better it''ll be going further. You can keep going with some tricks, but it can't be done forever.
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The support of Windows 10 (regular editions) is ending quite soon, on 2025-10-14. If a user wants to keep receiving security updates (it's important to differentiate them from Windows Defender indexes, those are still updated even for Windows 7), there obviously are multiple ways to extend the deadline. Spending 1000 Microsoft Reward points or $30 (and sacrificing the lack of a Microsoft account being linked to the installed OS) makes it one year further, enterprise-only (and more expensive) full-fledged ESU makes it to 2028; there are also other workarounds, but that's the dead end. What can one do further?
In case if Windows 11 is subjectively flawful for whatever reasons, it's not going to be completely fixed by 2026 or whatever year. Some limitations can be fixed manually, something is adaptable, but it's not going to get fixed by itself while you're just waiting.
If a Windows 10 user is considering to make a move from Windows to another OS based on the Linux kernel (which could be quite difficult, as some programs may require you to use Windows at least sometimes), there's absolutely no reason to wait for October 14th, 2025 to install some distribution of Linux, provided that Linux is something you're going to use permanently.
To conclude, the earlier one leaves their comfort zone, the better it''ll be going further. You can keep going with some tricks, but it can't be done forever.
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How to install apps without Network Admin account?
My company's PC is set to need a Network Admin account (it lists the Domain) to install local apps.
Is there any way to change it to LOCAL Admin instead?
Whatever I try it reads "The requested operation requires elevation".
PS: Sorry for the lack of proper terminology but I used "a competitor's OS" all my life and know almost nothing about Win administration.
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My company's PC is set to need a Network Admin account (it lists the Domain) to install local apps.
Is there any way to change it to LOCAL Admin instead?
Whatever I try it reads "The requested operation requires elevation".
PS: Sorry for the lack of proper terminology but I used "a competitor's OS" all my life and know almost nothing about Win administration.
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Can I run Win11 without VT?
My processor was released in 2011, it does not support either VT or TPM, however, in the system installer, through the registry editor, you can remove system restrictions (tpm, or secure boot check), will I be able to install it in this case? I don't understand it at all.
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My processor was released in 2011, it does not support either VT or TPM, however, in the system installer, through the registry editor, you can remove system restrictions (tpm, or secure boot check), will I be able to install it in this case? I don't understand it at all.
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27891 (Canary Channel)
https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/07/03/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-27891-canary-channel/
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27891 (Canary Channel)
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27891 to the Canary Channel. We also have a Microsoft Store update rolling out to Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels (details below
Which approach do you think Microsoft is most likely to use to redesign Windows Setup UI?
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Dropping this here: How to create a list of installed files on Windows OS through powershell
Open up powershell by pushing WIN+X
winget list | Where-Object { $ -notmatch "Microsoft" -and $ -notmatch "Windows" } | Out-File "C:\path\to\your\file.txt"
Debloat your output by adding the nomatch for microsoft and windows, and whatever else you want to exclude.
Cheers!
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Open up powershell by pushing WIN+X
winget list | Where-Object { $ -notmatch "Microsoft" -and $ -notmatch "Windows" } | Out-File "C:\path\to\your\file.txt"
Debloat your output by adding the nomatch for microsoft and windows, and whatever else you want to exclude.
Cheers!
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One drive in the enterprise environment.... as a tech...
As a tech, I have to log into multiple machines a day. One of the annoying things about how Onedrive is that it syncs my data to every machine I need to log into. Not sure how to go about handling that. I obviously want to keep it syncing my data on my pc but I don't want it to sync on all the others...
We log onto these machines to test and ensure they're ready to be deployed to a user. So we have to log onto them.
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As a tech, I have to log into multiple machines a day. One of the annoying things about how Onedrive is that it syncs my data to every machine I need to log into. Not sure how to go about handling that. I obviously want to keep it syncing my data on my pc but I don't want it to sync on all the others...
We log onto these machines to test and ensure they're ready to be deployed to a user. So we have to log onto them.
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27891 for the Canary Channel
https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/07/03/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-27891-canary-channel/
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27891 (Canary Channel)
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27891 to the Canary Channel. We also have a Microsoft Store update rolling out to Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels (details below
You can now use Copilot AI to search, read local files on Windows 11 / 10
https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/07/04/you-can-now-use-copilot-ai-to-search-read-local-files-on-windows-11-10/
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You can now use Copilot AI to search, read local files on Windows 11 / 10
The Copilot app on Windows 11 (and Windows 10) can now look up files on the local storage or files synced to the local storage.
If I factory reset my Windows 10 PC will I be forced to upgrade to Windows 11 upon startup?
SOLVED: No. Thank you.
Title. I’m sorry if this is a stupid question I’m not very tech literate.
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SOLVED: No. Thank you.
Title. I’m sorry if this is a stupid question I’m not very tech literate.
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Touch pad gesture disable help.
I have gaming pc, that I have connected to my TV. My second keyboard have a touch pad which is connected through wireless usb. There is no touch pad section in setting/device so I can't disable gesture that way. Does anyone know how to disable gestures? Or am I missing something
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I have gaming pc, that I have connected to my TV. My second keyboard have a touch pad which is connected through wireless usb. There is no touch pad section in setting/device so I can't disable gesture that way. Does anyone know how to disable gestures? Or am I missing something
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Windows 11 has now surpassed windows 10 acording to state count latest Statics
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