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On Fri, 6/20/2025 10:15 PM, micky wrote:
> In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:04:17 -0000 (UTC),
> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> For those with a computer that can’t handle Window 11, and who are
>> caught like a deer in the headlights of the approaching end of support
>> for Windows 10, there are 3 things you can do:
>>
>> * Suck it up. Junk your existing machine and buy something more modern.
>> * Stick it out with an obsolete, unsupported OS. By all means continue
>>  to run mission-critical business operations on it, and it will still
>>  keep working fine ... until the day it doesn’t.
>> * Switch to some more modern OS that will be supported on your
>>  hardware.
> 
> I don't thave a link but I read that some or many pcs that MS says can't
> handle win11 can, and there are ways to install 11 on them.  Sorry I
> have no advice on who this applies to or how to do it. 
> 
> 
>> Which one is the smart choice? The “End of 10” project is here to help
>> you make an informed decision.
>>
>> <https://www.zdnet.com/article/ready-to-ditch-windows-end-of-10-makes-converting-your-pc-to-linux-easier-than-ever/>

My 4th gen processor is running W11.

4930K (42 lanes,   8 DIMMS, Noctua cooler)           64GB RAM   Win11  (no TPM)
5700G (16+4 lanes, 4 DIMMS, small Noctua cooler)    128GB RAM   Win11  (physical TPM 2.0)
5600G (16+4 lanes, 4 DIMMs, Wraith Stealth cooler)   64GB RAM   Win11  (fTPM2.0)
5950X (16+4 lanes, 4 DIMMs, Dark Rock 250W cooler)  128GB RAM   Win11  (fTPM2.0)

What day of the week is it ?

Did I oversleep ? (channeling "T")

Some people worry about the strangest things.

I'm partying here, like it is 1999 :-)

   "Prince - Like It's 199.99"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblt2EtFfC4

I'm doing an article for Tomshardware, where I play
WinXP Solitaire all week.

   Paul