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Original Windows 10 Version to Receive Support until 9 May

posted by cmn32480 on Sunday April 16 2017, @08:53PM   Printer-friendly
from the get-on-the-upgrade-treadmill dept.

butthurt writes:

Betanews reports on an announcement from Microsoft regarding its Windows 10 operating system:

[...] come May 9 it will stop updating the original release, known as 1507. The software giant had intended to stop supporting that release on March 26, but pushed back the deadline.

additional coverage:
Computerworld

related story:
Microsoft Kills Windows Vista On April 11: No Security Patches, No Hot Fixes, No Support, Nada

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 17 2017, @10:07AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 17 2017, @10:07AM (#495195)

    Dude, get a spare HDD, plug it in, make it first bootable device, install Ubuntu, use it for one month.
    Maybe Windows is good for games.
    For everything else, Ubuntu is Good Enough(tm)

  • (Score: 1) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Monday April 17 2017, @02:16PM

    by Scruffy Beard 2 (6030) on Monday April 17 2017, @02:16PM (#495251)

    Unbuntu requires some tweaking [fixubuntu.com] to restore your privacy.