Microsoft warns you must act now before it's too late—or you may be given no choice. Here's what to know.
Microsoft has just played its joker card twice in a week, forcing upgrades on millions of Windows PC owners. This will raise serious alarm bells for hundreds of million of users who may now need to upgrade their PCs with no alternative options.. Of those, some 400 million likely can’t move given the age of their PCs which do not have the prerequisite hardware security to make the move. The end of support deadline is fast approaching, and the company has shown no signs of relaxing its hurdles.
This follows the company warning last year — as it deployed the KB5001716 patch on Windows 10 PCs — that “when this update is installed, Windows may attempt to download and install feature updates to your device if it is approaching or has reached the end of support for your currently installed Windows version.”‘Buckle Up’—Bitcoin Price Braced For ‘Insane’ Week After Huge Trump Crypto Bombshell
Microsoft explains that “feature updates offer new functionality and help keep your device secure,” and given that the most critical security issue facing hundreds of millions of Windows 10 users is an end to security updates, that seems to qualify. I have asked Microsoft whether it would force a Windows 11 upgrade, and while there’s no answer on that as yet, the companywarned that “Windows may periodically display a notification informing you of problems that may prevent Windows Update from keeping your device up-to-date and protected against current threats...
in recent months, with users potentially returning to what they love best. It seems increasingly unlikely that all those users will come to the right decision unaided, thus the constant nasa and warnings. Eventually, though, that big red button might be the only option. Windows remainsOur community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.
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