Windows 10

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by XoXgaming, Nov 12, 2025.

  1. XoXgaming

    XoXgaming Sergeant

    Anyone here staying on windows 10.

    I have yet to move past windows 11 23h2.
     
  2. harmless

    harmless Staff Sergeant

    I have a win10 computer, and I know of 3 other people with win10 computers. We all enrolled in Microsoft's Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for individuals, so we are good to go for another year. Web browsers will still get updates, anti-virus programs will still get updates, so, no compelling reason to move to win11. Microsoft also deemed these computers did not qualify for win11, which is fine. They work well, are responsive, exhibit no problems, and they do everything that is asked of them. When the time does come to get new computers, I'll talk to those 3 people about jumping ship over to apple, but when one has used windows computers all of their lives, it's a hard sell, people tend to stick with what they know, warts and all.
     
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  3. JonahWales

    JonahWales Master Sergeant

    windows 11 23h2.??u did get 11?

    i bought a 11 laptop and id not recommend
     
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  4. JonahWales

    JonahWales Master Sergeant

  5. XoXgaming

    XoXgaming Sergeant

    I have that stuff removed through Rufus. I all so skip the setup through Microsoft account system in the command prompt.i got 11 running on only 2 gigs of ram No Bing search engine no edge not even windows defender sucking up unessary resources.
     
    Last edited: Dec 3, 2025
  6. the mekanic

    the mekanic Major Mekanical Geek

    There's no cost if you're "syncing your settings". I've got a local account and have never synced with another device, yet I got off light.
    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
     
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  7. XoXgaming

    XoXgaming Sergeant

    To skip the Microsoft account requirement during Windows 11 setup using a command, you can use the start ms-cxh:localonly command. This method allows you to create a local account directly without needing to connect to the internet or create a Microsoft account.

    During the initial setup, when prompted to connect to a network, press Shift + F10 to open a Command Prompt window. In the Command Prompt, type start ms-cxh:localonly and press Enter. This command will open a window where you can create a local user account. After entering the desired username and optionally a password, proceed with the setup, which will continue using your local account without requiring a Microsoft account.

    This method has been confirmed to work as of early June 2025 and is considered a simpler alternative to older methods like OOBE\\BYPASSNRO
     
  8. XoXgaming

    XoXgaming Sergeant

    I am so annoyed with windows 11. That I reverted back to windows 10. Any thing past windows 11 23h2 is a nightmare and I mean nightmare. I have never had to reinstall windows so many freaking times. It's the new windows 8 .
     
  9. D.H.

    D.H. Private E-2

    Won't be downgrading Win 7 with anything beyond that MS has to puke out. DON'T trust the Spyware Privacy Violation Win 10 and Win 11 is much much much WORSE, as in TERRIFYING. Next OS will be Tails and/or a Linux Mint flavor, maybe even a multi boot to include Win XP Pro, Win 7 Pro.
     
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  10. MarPet

    MarPet Private E-2

    When I obtained Win10, took me a good two days to strip is down, shutoff and delete what I wanted etc.. I am sure I missed something but like to think I did a good job of making it mine. I will NOT being going to WIN11. Since WIN10 to know that the OS is NOT yours even after you buy it is crap.

    I too enrolled in Microsoft's Extended Security Updates (ESU) program to give me more time to research, my son did not. I am planning on dual booting with Mint LINUX my son CachyOS based off of Arch LINUX.
     
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  11. JonahWales

    JonahWales Master Sergeant

    yes win 10 and linux
     
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  12. MarPet

    MarPet Private E-2

    It's been a while, I have another free year(10/2027) of WIN10 updates, just have not found the right time at all to get LINUX situation on the system.
     
  13. XoXgaming

    XoXgaming Sergeant

    Yes you have to enroll in updates through the windows update section.It's free to update no charge.

    If you don't see it here is how to add it.

    In Registry Editor use admin account.

    Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\ConsumerESU

    If you don't see ConsumerESU.

    You have to add new key and name it ConsumerESU.

    Add these two below as Dword 32

    ESUEligibility: Set Value data to 2 (Eligible).

    ESUEligibilityResult: Set Value data to 1 (Success)

    Make sure you restart system and recheck.
     
    Last edited: Sep 29, 2026 at 12:22 AM
  14. JonahWales

    JonahWales Master Sergeant

    i have win 10 on about 5 computers
    one got a trojan horse
    do you like malwarebytes or advanced system care or others?
    i do wonder why is it i try to reset and it took like 3 or more hours and i couldnt and or i think i tryed something and it wouldnt work...i fell asleep and woke to a dumber computer
    so i just created a new account on it and deleted other win 10 account
    i did that offline
    its still slow on 8 megs of ram a dell tpwer computer
    i feel like putting linux on it
     
  15. JonahWales

    JonahWales Master Sergeant

    i tryed to put on windows XP and that wouldnt work
    i gave up and put on linux ubuntu and within 5 to 15 miutes computer works
     
  16. XoXgaming

    XoXgaming Sergeant

    umm

    Have you tried to use malwarebytes to remove the trojen why would you leave the system infected.If nothing important is on it i would most likely wipe the drive and do a fresh install of windows 10.

    I only use ASC for performance boost.

    If i were you i would reformat that trojen system and wipe it clean if there is nothing important on it.Other wise the other system could be come infected.

    If you try and use XP now it would be taken over in the matter of hours.
     
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  17. JonahWales

    JonahWales Master Sergeant

    i used a win10 thumbdrive to delete all the partions then when win 1o files were being put on i pulledt out drive and rebooted to nothing
    it didnt get formatted then?

    then i put on linux and i assume that formatted it the short way
     

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