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Plan for Windows 10 EOL and discounted old laptops (piefed.world)

submitted 3 days ago by TurkeyDurkey@piefed.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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So that very important day is almost upon us.

October 14th is the day set for when Windows 10 stops security updates (no consumer is going to pay for extended) and begins to really push people to Windows 11. Windows 11 has strict hardware requirements that a lot of "older" devices that most people have do not meet.

And so, I am sure many individuals and companies may be getting rid of their old laptops and even desktops to recoup the vost of new devices.

What is the plan, when should we move in? What kind of deals should we be looking out for?

I want to find a great deal on a great laptop just for the fun of it. Some of my friends (converted to Linux) are waiting to get new laptops and score a deal. I have been waiting years for this day and I hope it can feel like a special day.

Any good places to look for these kinds of deals?

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[–] unexpected@forum.guncadindex.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

typically the default is autoupdate to be activated...

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Where? How?

[–] unexpected@forum.guncadindex.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fair question.

It is something I turn off so I don't remember for sure. Typically it comes up during the installation process. If your distro is using "Software Updater" it should be an option in it's settings called "automatically check for updates". This is on Ubuntu 25.04. Although it has been updated a few times from the version it was originally.

But whatever program is being used for updates should have options that will probably get you there.

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Last time I tried something was automatic but not updates, just reminders.

While I am personally fine with manually updating, I really dont want to need to

[–] unexpected@forum.guncadindex.com 1 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Completely automatic should be one of the options. Not just 'reminders' and 'don't check'. I know that I used to use it several years ago.