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Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap::As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

This is what happened to me, a really high end PC built in 2018 and I couldn't even upgrade because of the TPM stuff! Decided to try out Zorin and have been pleasantly surprised.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

9 times out of 10 you can turn TPM on on these machines, and even then, i'm told "Can't upgrade to Windows 11."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Been using Linux for years, it's my daily driver and does everything I need except for a few headaches with a AAA game here or there, other than that it runs all my games does all my web browsing and all my video editing and other stuff without issues.