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Karma13612

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6. My old Dell With Windows 10 was fine

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 09:59 AM

17 hrs ago

But, due to warnings that security fixes would no longer be supported, I upgraded to a Windows 11 compatible Dell. I only get refurbished machines because the new ones are way too expensive.

So far so good. I just did the latest updates yesterday. Seemed to go just fine.

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Microsoft issues emergency Windows 11 fix after computers fail to shut down [View all] highplainsdem 18 hrs ago OP

This paragraph made me lol. mwmisses4289 18 hrs ago #1

Indeed, Microsoft did play a fast one.. richdj25 16 hrs ago #11

Thanks Mr.Bee 18 hrs ago #2

I'm still using Windows 7 on my old desktop CountAllVotes 17 hrs ago #4

P.S. Mr.Bee 17 hrs ago #5

Mine is an Acer CountAllVotes 16 hrs ago #10

The first "real" PC I ever bought was an Acer in 1995. Those machines were $2500 back then Bengus81 14 hrs ago #18

Yup....hell I stayed on Windows XP for years and years after they ended "support" Bengus81 14 hrs ago #16

Hmm, hmm, hmm. Baitball Blogger 17 hrs ago #3

Data mining Random Boomer 17 hrs ago #7

Thank you! Baitball Blogger 17 hrs ago #8

My old Dell With Windows 10 was fine Karma13612 17 hrs ago #6

My son has bought my last two computers. Thanks son. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #9

Windows is an infomercial masquerading as an operating system. Gaugamela 16 hrs ago #12

😲 mwmisses4289 16 hrs ago #13

Done with Microsoft Miguelito Loveless 15 hrs ago #14

The other day mine said it was infected by a virus even though I have trendmicro virus protection kimbutgar 15 hrs ago #15

Those notifications are really ads to get you to buy a new anti-virus ap FakeNoose 10 hrs ago #22

Except for an "emergency" copy of Windows 11 on a NUC box, I've installed Linux Mint on my 2 desktop and 2 notebook PCs QueerDuck 14 hrs ago #17

Good on Microsoft for providing the fix so quickly Polybius 14 hrs ago #19

It's ok. They were just having trouble spying on you. It is fixed now. twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #20

My software engineer son has set up Linux mnhtnbb 11 hrs ago #21

Our Lenovo - Legion 9i 16" seems to be fine. chouchou 10 hrs ago #23

The last version of Windows I used on my personal machines was 98SE. hunter 4 hrs ago #24