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minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 days agoThe “support” most importantly includes security updates. You better bet every hacking group has been working at finding fresh zero days for Windows 10 and is stockpiling them to start hammering any PCs that can’t be upgraded this October
minus-squareREDACTED@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days agoMaybe I’m remembering it wrong, but didn’t MS push important security updates to Win7 even after end of support?
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoThey are doing that only for paying users for 10 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-supports-ends-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b313-1946-43d3-b55c-2b95b107f281
minus-squareDanitos@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoThat was an exceptional case, I think with the WannaCry malware. Not something they’ll regularly do.
The “support” most importantly includes security updates. You better bet every hacking group has been working at finding fresh zero days for Windows 10 and is stockpiling them to start hammering any PCs that can’t be upgraded this October
Maybe I’m remembering it wrong, but didn’t MS push important security updates to Win7 even after end of support?
They are doing that only for paying users for 10
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-supports-ends-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b313-1946-43d3-b55c-2b95b107f281
That was an exceptional case, I think with the WannaCry malware. Not something they’ll regularly do.