Tux@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 month agoReminder for Windows 10 users who can't upgrade to Windows 11lemmy.worldimagemessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up1633file-textcross-posted to: tech_memes@lemmy.world
arrow-up1633imageReminder for Windows 10 users who can't upgrade to Windows 11lemmy.worldTux@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square185fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: tech_memes@lemmy.world
minus-squareCatoblepaslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month 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-up10·1 month 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.
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.