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#91

Support / Re: Can I have one computer on...

Last post by Jason - November 11, 2025, 09:56:59 PM

Was it the latest feature upgrade? If it took 5-10 minutes along with the reboot, it likely was. Microsoft will probably keep shoving those out for an eternity so they can shove programs onto your OS that you previously removed, and vacuum up any web browsing data or stuff through copilot they don't yet have.

It's likely they will keep rolling out security updates, at least for a while. That's based only on what they've done with previous versions. You can't count on it though, and the way they've shoved AI into Windows 11 now, they might stop doing it sooner if that stuff isn't compatible with Windows 10.

But who knows? Microsoft is weird.

#92

Support / Re: Can I have one computer on...

Last post by buster - November 11, 2025, 05:49:23 PM

Just for interest:

Win10 support ended almost a month ago and I just received an update, with the whole reboot thing.

Probably Microsoft really likes me. Just me.

The rest of you probably wont get the update.

#93

Security and Privacy / delete a post

Last post by ssfc72 - November 05, 2025, 08:12:13 AM

Can 't seem to delete this post??

#94

Meetings / Re: PLUG Mug, Sunday Nov 2, 20...

Last post by ssfc72 - November 03, 2025, 08:12:36 AM

Excellent, thanks Brian.

Great meetup today!!
Jason asked to provide the tech for seniors link.

Zoom meeting is every Monday at Noon eastern time covering various topics
Check out the link below

https://www.techforsenior.com/

Here is the Zoom meeting link
 
https://techforsenior.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c1db27504f22f3b1e9e99ee29&id=ca6416042f&e=abf83b5066


Also Thursday at noon eastern check out the live presentation on youtube. Link below

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1SVuiNAaGrQFg7OTfHxhQ

#95

Meetings / Re: PLUG Mug, Sunday Nov 2, 20...

Last post by ssfc72 - November 03, 2025, 07:49:52 AM

Yes, it was great seeing and talking with everyone, yesterday.
I was actually thinking there might be only 2 or 3 of us, show up, but was very pleased to see the large turnout.

#96

Meetings / Re: PLUG Mug, Sunday Nov 2, 20...

Last post by buster - November 02, 2025, 09:51:52 PM

Great meeting with 7 of us, and we didn't waste any of our time talking about all that, you know, computer stuff. And my goodness, the other six looked so old! Pleasant, sociable, enjoyable afternoon with people who haven't seen each other for such a long time.

Join us next time.

#97

Meetings / Re: PLUG Mug, Sunday Nov 2, 20...

Last post by BrianP - November 02, 2025, 08:13:36 PM

Great meetup today!!
Jason asked to provide the tech for seniors link.

Zoom meeting is every Monday at Noon eastern time covering various topics
Check out the link below

https://www.techforsenior.com/

Here is the Zoom meeting link
 
https://techforsenior.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c1db27504f22f3b1e9e99ee29&id=ca6416042f&e=abf83b5066


Also Thursday at noon eastern check out the live presentation on youtube. Link below

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1SVuiNAaGrQFg7OTfHxhQ

#98

Meetings / Re: PLUG Mug, Sunday Nov 2, 20...

Last post by buster - November 01, 2025, 12:51:40 PM

I may be there. Depends on a few things, none of them predictable.

#99

General Discussion / Re: Windows 11 Is a Lost Cause...

Last post by Jason - October 31, 2025, 09:26:20 AM

Thanks Jason. The thing I noticed was his emphasis on AI at the end and our inability to control our own purchase earlier. Coincidentally just before I watched it I had been in a conversation about 1984. Probably humans don't have much of a clue about what's going on or where we're going.

That's what really bugs me. It used to be our PC, but now Microsoft wants everything on it and your information. I really don't need AI listening to everything I say, reading every word I read and seeing everything I see. I don't care how convenient it is. No thanks.

[think]

#100

General Discussion / Re: Windows 11 Is a Lost Cause...

Last post by Jason - October 31, 2025, 09:24:40 AM

Wow! I learned a lot from this. And one time I did lose control of my bootloader after a Windows 11 update on my Dell laptop. I was able to revive it, but not without some difficulty. Makes me wonder whether, for occasional users of Windows, like me, is it better to wipe the drive, install Linux only and then run Windows in a VM?

I'm not sure if that would help protect your privacy, but it would be easier than dual-booting. I downloaded a copy of the Windows 10 ISO (for gaming). If it works, I will likely roll back. I think my main computer had Windows 10 on it initially, so it should have a license. I think a Windows license allows you to run earlier versions, anyway. I don't do a lot that's private under Windows anyway, so it might not make sense but at least I have the ISO.