Tux to [email protected] • 7 hours agoReminder for Windows 10 users who can't upgrade to Windows 11lemmy.worldmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1252file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1252imageReminder for Windows 10 users who can't upgrade to Windows 11lemmy.worldTux to [email protected] • 7 hours agomessage-square67fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareNeoToastylinkfedilink1•6 hours agoI’ve not once ever contracted a virus or anything malicious whenever I’ve had an EOL OS online. I’m not that fucking stupid. You just need to know your shit and know where not to go, if there is anywhere to go.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•5 hours agohttps://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/idle-windows-xp-and-2000-machines-get-infected-with-viruses-within-minutes-of-being-exposed-online That’s not necessarily going to happen to Windows 10 the day support ends, but do you really want to gamble on when it will?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•5 hours agoTo be fair, they connected the XP and 2k machines directly to the internet. Normally you have a router in between nowadays which makes such infections way harder.
I’ve not once ever contracted a virus or anything malicious whenever I’ve had an EOL OS online.
I’m not that fucking stupid. You just need to know your shit and know where not to go, if there is anywhere to go.
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/idle-windows-xp-and-2000-machines-get-infected-with-viruses-within-minutes-of-being-exposed-online
That’s not necessarily going to happen to Windows 10 the day support ends, but do you really want to gamble on when it will?
To be fair, they connected the XP and 2k machines directly to the internet. Normally you have a router in between nowadays which makes such infections way harder.