And so it begins—all change for Windows.
Update: Republished on April 5 with initial responses to Microsoft’s new warning.
And so it begins. Microsoft is preparing millions of PC owners for the unprecedented device cliff edge that hits on October 14, when support for Windows 10 ends. As reported by Windows Latest, the company is now telling users to stop using those devices and to “recycle Windows 10 PCs” that “can’t upgrade to Windows 11.”
There’s no hard date, but the number of ineligible PCs is thought to be around 240 million, and because they can’t be upgraded to a supported OS there will not be the normal secondary market for those buying new hardware. This means there’s no boon for charities or other good causes, and instead this…