Tux@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 3 months agoReminder for Windows 10 users who can't upgrade to Windows 11lemmy.worldimagemessage-square195fedilinkarrow-up1653arrow-down1133file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1520arrow-down1imageReminder for Windows 10 users who can't upgrade to Windows 11lemmy.worldTux@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square195fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months 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-up10·3 months 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.
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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.