Windows 10 EOS (22H2) Oct. 14, 2025

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My question is what, if anything, are you going to do with your Windows 10 PC/Laptop/Devices?

If you are keeping WIN10, one good idea is to make an USB Stick (Bootable) of the latest version of WIN10 incase you need to reinstall/repair...also downloading the latest ISO would not be a bad idea either...

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tigerwillow1 said:
Lucky for me, Win 7 isn't expiring in the foreseeable future.
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Yeah, I have one Win7 left. I have not used it much and can't upgrade hardware anymore, Win11 would crawl if I did. Try to keep it off my network (private), just incase...guess none of the versions expire, just stop updates...

I have 3 Win10 machines, not able to upgrade due to Secure Boot plus old Proc.

Maybe I need to try this (Flyby11):

 
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He has some good tips:

 
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I have three systems still on W10 that MS says do not meet hardware requirements. These three systems are ones that I have built several years ago. It is my plan to re-build these systems to a more current CPU and put W11 on them. But I doubt that I will have the time to do this before the end of the year.

1. My BI machine is an i7-8700.
2. Wife's desktop is an i7-7700K.
3. My desktop is an i7-3770K.

Glad you posted the info above. I think that I will try that out on these systems and hope that I can postpone rebuilding them until 1Q26.

I really dread the rebuild as I do not cherish trying to reload all of the software on each of these systems.
 
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So to my understanding, those who used the Flyby11 has worked, from what I read. As mentioned by the video posted, you Will yet updates. What you won't get is version changes, the latest Win11 is 24H2, so when 25H2 comes out you would need to reinstall Win11 to keep up, through Flyby11. You won't have to do a clean install...so you will still have all your data and programs...

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As you can see we are in Aug. and the last version was from 12/2024

One other thing to consider is hardware being able to handle Win11. I would assume if Win10 is running ok, not sluggish, then Win11 should operate close to the same.
 
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The big question on my mind is will Windows 12 be a free upgrade from Windows 11?
 
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samplenhold said:
I have three systems still on W10 that MS says do not meet hardware requirements. These three systems are ones that I have built several years ago. It is my plan to re-build these systems to a more current CPU and put W11 on them. But I doubt that I will have the time to do this before the end of the year.

1. My BI machine is an i7-8700.
2. Wife's desktop is an i7-7700K.
3. My desktop is an i7-3770K.

Glad you posted the info above. I think that I will try that out on these systems and hope that I can postpone rebuilding them until 1Q26.

I really dread the rebuild as I do not cherish trying to reload all of the software on each of these systems.
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Your BI PC should be able to upgrade to Win11 If it is your Secure Boot that is an issue, you can buy the TPM 2.0 module that plugs into your motherboard. Just make sure you get the one for your motherboard...I did this on one of mine...

 
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In searching, I first saw several articles, not from Microsoft, that WIN12 would be release later this year. Now looking again I see no one knows for sure.
 
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David L said:
Your BI PC should be able to upgrade to Win11 If it is your Secure Boot that is an issue, you can buy the TPM 2.0 module that plugs into your motherboard. Just make sure you get the one for your motherboard...I did this on one of mine...

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Hold up… I didn’t know this existed! How long these been out!?
 
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BORIStheBLADE said:
Hold up… I didn’t this existed! How long these been out!?
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I bought mine a few years ago for my ASUS motherboard, before Windows 11 came out, when it was rumored that Secure Boot would be required, before the CPU list came out...

When I did buy it, they went crazy in price, everyone was doubling, tripling their price. They were out of stock everywhere, I got mine right before all of that. They had TPM 1.2 modules selling as 2.0 :mad:

BUT, once we knew which CPUs would be supported, the PC I bought the TPM for did not qualify for WIN11 :confused:

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Also, first check your BIOS and see if you have Secure Boot, (should be in the BOOT section), if not, update your motherboard's firmware...
 
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Not from Microsoft but since 24H2 came at the end of 2024, guessing 25H2 will come this year too for WIN11

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