Microsoft Ending Support For Windows 10 Could Send 240 Million PCs To Landfills, Study Finds
According to Canalys Research, Microsoft’s plan to end support for Windows 10 could result in about 240 million computers being sent to landfills. “The electronic waste from these PCs could weigh an estimated 480 million kilograms, equivalent to 320,000 cars,” adds Reuters. From the report: W … ⌘ Read more

@slashdot@feeds.twtxt.net Oh c’mon get fucked. Just install Ubunut on the same machines and you’ll be fine 🤣 Geez people are wasteful 🤦‍♂️

Would help if Microshaft didn’t force the TPM/Secure Boot requirement. I bypassed that requirement using a registry tool and was able to upgrade one of my “incompatible” machines to Windows 11 just fine.

But yes, in any case there’s always Linux. My Thinkpad X200 from 2008 still flies along with Arch Linux and a lightweight DE.

@eldersnake@yarn.andrewjvpowell.com privacy.club I mean, can’t you just reconfigure the TPM a that point? Surely you’re in control of teh hardware no?!

My linux installs all have TPM enabled. …