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Windows 10 users urged to upgrade to avoid "security fiasco" (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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Cybersecurity firm ESET is urging Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 or Linux to avoid a "security fiasco" as the 10-year-old operating system nears the end of support in October 2025.

"It's five minutes to twelve to avoid a security fiasco for 2025," explains ESET security expert Thorsten Urbanski.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Man, the Windows XP computer I have up in the attic is currently feeling unusually tense.

Look, I think MS should not discontinue support...

...but the weird amplification of the panic around it seems to me like it actively ignore the user patterns (and security outcomes) we've seen from Windows users for the last three decades. If this was less panicky and more targeted to business users I would take it more seriously. Getting some Y2K vibes from this whole thing.