Windows 10 Announced - Released 29-Jul-2015

Microsoft lists the Windows 10 group policies to avoid

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...lists-the-windows-10-group-policies-to-avoid/

 

What happens to all the Windows 10 devices that are incompatible with Windows 11 in 2025?
Jan 30, 2022
https://www.ghacks.net/2022/01/30/w...hat-are-incompatible-with-windows-11-in-2025/

 

Third option:

• Continue to use W.10.

I did this with my W.XP pc from 2014 to 2021 without any problem.

 

Already mentioned in article =

"Continuing to use Windows 10 after October 2025 may still be a valid scenario, for instance if the PC is not connected to the Internet, or if the security setup blocks most attacks before they can do any harm."

 

I'm not even sure I'll be alive by then... I certainly have more important things to deal with, albeit Windows will do just fine, no worries...

 

Microsoft: Support for Windows 10 20H2 ending in May 2022
February 10, 2022

Microsoft: Windows 10, version 20H2 end of servicing

Microsoft: Windows 10, version 1909 end of servicing (Enterprise and Education)

 

Microsoft releases Windows 10 21H2 Build 19044.1618 (KB5011543) with new Search highlights
March 14, 2022

Microsoft: Releasing Windows 10 Build 19044.1618 to Release Preview Channel

 

How to disable Search Highlights on Windows 10
March 17, 2022

 

Windows 10 22H2 accidentally confirmed by latest preview update
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...identally-confirmed-by-latest-preview-update/

 

Does anyone know where this leads to exactly? It showed up unexpectedly in Settings/Windows Updates.

I'm literally afraid to click on "let's go" to satisfy my curiosity as past experiences have led to circular worm holes going forth and back, back and forth. Can someone just enlighten me?

Spoiler

 

Thanks a lot, stapp. Used the Registry method in the MajorGeeks link. Hopefully that did the trick.

 

I'm assuming it was mostly trying to get you to use a Microsoft account?

 

Well, flattery and sweet-talk will get it nowhere...fast.

It hasn't come back, thank the gods. I also disabled some stuff in Settings. All these paths to get you connected to the Mothership, right?

 

Got (2) update preview KBs: 5017380 (cumulative preview) and 5017858 (.NET Framework preview)--record of these would be under Update History and then: Other Updates in Settings app. Had a little to clean. Afterward, I found things a bit more speedy on here and it wasn't too shabby before as it is. Winver for Windows 10: 19044.2075.

I checked in Reliability Monitor to see how things were going and it looked like this for the past 2 weeks. 2025 can take its own sweet time, this is pretty good right here and now. Hope it stays that way.

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