The end of Windows 10 is already inevitable. Although at the beginning of the year, it seemed that Microsoft's plan to abandon the support of the system was crazy, a massive migration of users to Windows 11 in the last two months changed the situation.
Now Microsoft is able to keep its promise to leave Windows 10 and already take the necessary measures. The company has published a guide for Windows 10 users, in which it explains the necessary steps that they must take to Prepare for the end of the system support; There is only one problem: the guide is of no use.
And, instead of providing solutions to Windows 10 users, the company offers only an alternative: Change the computer. More specifically, the guide is made up of four sections, which, although they are recommended for any user (not only of Windows 10), they do nothing to change the situation in which the user will soon be found.
To start, Microsoft recommends Check updates from Windows 10 to keep our team up to date with the latest security fixes; Microsoft will continue to launch these fixes until October 14, 2025. This is good advice, but it is something that we should do anyway.
Then Microsoft recommends back up our dataEither with an external hard drive or with a cloud service like OneDrive. The following is to delete this data safely, using the “Restore this equipment” option in the configuration.
The last step is Recycle our computer responsible for; Several alternatives are offered, such as the PC donation to an organization that needs it or by contacting a recycling center which can guarantee that the components do not end in a discharge. This is another good advice, taking into account the problem of proliferation of electronic waste.
We cannot criticize any of the steps recommended by Microsoft; These are recommended measures for any user who wishes to buy a new computer. The problem is What about those who cannot or do not want to buy a new computer? For these users, Microsoft has not dedicated a word, beyond the “update of Windows 11”.
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Of course, Microsoft knows that Many computers cannot update Windows 11Either because of the higher requirements, or for the need to have a motherboard with a TPM safety chip, something even some modern models do not have. For many users, it is not a question of not wanting to update Windows 11, they cannot; And in these cases, Microsoft wants a new computer to be purchased.
It is a very aggressive position of Microsoft, but for its defense, it must be said that Give a result. Constant messages and disadvantages introduced in the latest Windows 10 updates have taken millions of users to update Windows 11. The big question is what will happen to other millions that will not be able to update when the end of the Windows 10 support will arrive next October.
