Millions of people using Windows 10 are facing a tough choice. Microsoft plans to stop offering security updates for the system, leaving countless computers vulnerable. For many, upgrading to Windows 11 simply isn’t an option because their hardware isn’t new enough. This situation is pushing users to look for alternatives. But here’s a fresh twist […]
Eh, no. LTSC has an extra 13 months and you can get extended support for W10 enterprise, but MS made the pricing very unattractive (support cost basically doubles each year).
But W10 enterprise is going eol for mainstream support in October just like the home, pro and education editions.
I’ve been preparing our migration to W11 for 18 months now (we combined that with some other changes, otherwise a simple feature update would have sufficed). And no, linux is not an option.
Would you mind sharing why Linux is not an option? I’m planning to switch a fintech team of 20 to Ubuntu and wondering if I missed anything when doing the PoC
I think you should be good. If I only had some office people, it would make it a lot easier. But we have a lot of engineers who require specific CAD products (Catia, autoCAD) which would make it difficult, as well as we are completely locked into the Microsoft eco system (M365, MSSQL, Azure). Not even saying it wouldn’t be possible for most users, but it would be a massive undertaking (we have around 2000 users in 20 different locations) and I just don’t see us getting any type of support for this kind of project. Not in the least because we only jist migrated from on-prem to M365 cloud which was a multi-year project.
We are starting to use Linux more in the server space (Ubuntu and for some applications like Abaqus we will use RHEL) and I’m drafting a proposal to start switching certain databases to Postgresql to save on license costs, but that’s about it.
Is there lightroom on Linux? That’s basically how I earn my bread
It might work in Proton or WINE, or in a VM with a GPU passthrough. But that’s not something I’d bet my workflow on. Maybe try Darktable on Windows as an intermediate step, or have a separate work machine.
They’re referring to the Enterprise LTSC IoT version: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-iot-enterprise-ltsc-2021
hmm it’s still good to be reminded that it’s not actually until 2032, but just 2027. 2 years is more than none, but yeah, not as much as I originally thought
I’ve double-checked because I’m not familiar with Microsoft licensing terminology. The extended support end period listed is included without extra cost, it’s just limited to security updates only. This is separate from “Extended Security Updates” which is paid for security updates after the support period has ended.
“The Extended Support phase follows Mainstream Support. At the supported service pack level, Extended Support includes […] Security updates at no additional cost”
ah I see! that’s a bit weird though, because doesn’t LTSC only receive security updates anyway?