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I don't get why people are removing support for Windows 10. Nobody likes Windows 11 and Windows 10 is the most popular operating system with no change of that in sight.
I feel like it is by design. Windows 11 collects vastly more info about a user than Windows 10, or so I've read. There's probably better sources out there than this article, but I'm lazy right now.
https://www.techradar.com/news/is-windows-11-spying-on-you-new-report-details-eye-opening-levels-of-telemetry
Its interesting as I remember people saying the same thing between Windows 10 and Windows 7/8, and that they'd never move to Win10.
Not trying to discredit what you're saying of course, but the pattern is still there 9 years later
Both can be true - everyone always hates on new Windows versions (usually for legitimate reasons) and Windows 11 captures and reports more telemetry.
Oh I wouldn't doubt it but what really kept me from touching it was them "testing" putting advertisements in the file explorer. Hard fuckin pass.
Windows 10 is Windows 11 at this point (look at the UI and AI features)
Yeah they said that about Windows 8 too and I sat my happy ass on 7 until 10 came out.