Tux@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 month agoReminder for Windows 10 users who can't upgrade to Windows 11lemmy.worldimagemessage-square197fedilinkarrow-up1650arrow-down1132file-text
arrow-up1518arrow-down1imageReminder for Windows 10 users who can't upgrade to Windows 11lemmy.worldTux@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square197fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareалсааас [she/they]@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-21 month agoDo you disconnect your EOL machines from the internet then? Bc using an OS that doesn’t get security updates is just asking for trouble, especially if you connect it to the internet
minus-squareNeoToasty@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·1 month agoI’ve not once ever contracted a virus or anything malicious whenever I’ve had an EOL OS online. I’m not that fucking stupid. You just need to know your shit and know where not to go, if there is anywhere to go.
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agohttps://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/idle-windows-xp-and-2000-machines-get-infected-with-viruses-within-minutes-of-being-exposed-online That’s not necessarily going to happen to Windows 10 the day support ends, but do you really want to gamble on when it will?
minus-squarejohnassel@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 month agoTo be fair, they connected the XP and 2k machines directly to the internet. Normally you have a router in between nowadays which makes such infections way harder.
Do you disconnect your EOL machines from the internet then?
Bc using an OS that doesn’t get security updates is just asking for trouble, especially if you connect it to the internet
I’ve not once ever contracted a virus or anything malicious whenever I’ve had an EOL OS online.
I’m not that fucking stupid. You just need to know your shit and know where not to go, if there is anywhere to go.
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/idle-windows-xp-and-2000-machines-get-infected-with-viruses-within-minutes-of-being-exposed-online
That’s not necessarily going to happen to Windows 10 the day support ends, but do you really want to gamble on when it will?
To be fair, they connected the XP and 2k machines directly to the internet. Normally you have a router in between nowadays which makes such infections way harder.