Deprecation of windows 10 and a new horizon

Published in 2025-11-15.

In case you're not aware yet, microsoft ended the free support for windows 10 last month (October 2025), which means that security updates will no longer be provided for windows 10 users. Eventually, developers will stop creating and updating software for it, less and less hardware will be suported, and more and more vulnerabilities will be discovered without being fixed.

Unless you plan to use windows 10 with hacky shenanigans (like some folks still do with windows XP and 7) you'll have to consider changing your computer's operating system. Well, maybe not just the operating system but the whole hardware.

It seems that microsoft's attempt to make windows 11 look and feel like MacOS ended up setting extravagant requirements for what computers it will rape support. In other words: microsoft wants you to throw away your already functional computer and buy a new one to meet their ridiculous requirements.

Even if your current computer meet the requirements, windows 11 is so overbloated that it may slow down a machine that was working acceptably. One of the companies I work for migrated to windows 11 with the same hardware and it slowed them down so much that it became a productivity bottleneck. Not surprising, windows 11 uses React Native for some of it's UI components.

This may not make a difference in the life of consumers with budget to spend, but for those who value their hard-earned money, who may live in countries with devalued currency, and businesses that will be forced to waste a lot of money buying new licences AND computers, it does. A lot.

The good news is: if you're willing to explore new horizons and make your money worth there is a good alternative: Linux-based distributions. No new hardware needed, no licensing costs, enhanced security, enhanced speed and a computer that you can actually control and manage.

Linux powers a wide range of computers like embedded systems, desktops, laptops, servers, supercomputers and others. The broad reach of Linux is a proof of how reliable, secure, flexible and optimized this platform is.

Even if you plan to buy a new computer with windows 11 on it, your can make the old one fast, secure and equiped with fresh software with a Linux distribution installed in it. It's free, and you'll have one more plataform to try, experiment, study and test by yourself.

Groups like The Restart Project and EndOf10 shares advices and tutorials on how you can deal with the end of Windows 10.