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Microsoft no longer permits local Windows 10 accounts if you want Consumer Extended Security Updates — support beyond EOL requires a Microsoft Account link-up even if you pay $30 (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] Australis13@fedia.io 26 points 7 months ago (6 children)

shakes fist

Family members have PCs that can't support Windows 11 (not that I'd want them to get it anyway) and I'm not yet in the position to migrate them to Linux.

This type of behaviour makes me glad I'm most of the way to ditching MS entirely on my own systems.

[–] Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I've switched a few of my family members to Linux Mint, they like it

[–] Australis13@fedia.io 2 points 7 months ago

Yes, I am likely to shift them to that as well.

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