Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMicrosoft Office support in Windows 10 ends in October too - what that really meanswww.zdnet.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1249arrow-down17
arrow-up1242arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft Office support in Windows 10 ends in October too - what that really meanswww.zdnet.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squareXanza@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 hours agoYou can safely use Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC or Windows 10 IoT LTSC perfectly safely until 2032–as that’s when the LTSC will stop receiving updates. But the versions will always work. They simply won’t be protected against new threats or bugs.
minus-squareNot a replicant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoYou will continue to receive Windows Defender updates. I have a Windows 8.1 tablet that keeps updating Microsoft Defender antivirus. It’s only used to connect to RTSP streams for music.
You can safely use Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC or Windows 10 IoT LTSC perfectly safely until 2032–as that’s when the LTSC will stop receiving updates.
But the versions will always work. They simply won’t be protected against new threats or bugs.
You will continue to receive Windows Defender updates. I have a Windows 8.1 tablet that keeps updating Microsoft Defender antivirus. It’s only used to connect to RTSP streams for music.