{"id":18637,"date":"2025-02-20T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberinsights.iainfraser.net\/?p=18637"},"modified":"2025-06-11T16:12:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:12:19","slug":"windows-10-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/02\/20\/windows-10-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"WINDOWS 10 : With Support Ending – What options does the Small Business Owner Have?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Helping Keep Small Business CYBERSafe!
\n<\/strong>Gibraltar: Thursday 20 February 2025 at 10:00 CET<\/p>\n

SME CYBER INTEL:\u00a0 THE WINDOWS 10 LEGACY – Microsoft Ends Support for Windows 10 is looming – What options does the Small Business Owner Have?\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>
\nBy: Iain Fraser<\/a> – Cybersecurity Journalist<\/a>
\nCYBERInsights<\/a> \u2013 The UK\u00a0\u00a0Small Business Cybersecurity Network<\/a>
\nGoogle Indexed on 200225 at 10:55 CET<\/a>
\n#CyberInsights #CyberSecurity #CyberAwareness #CyberSafe #SME #SmallBusiness #CyberSnippet #Windows10<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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If your Windows 10<\/strong> PC can’t be upgraded, you have limited options before time runs out. Microsoft<\/strong> will officially end support for its most popular operating system in less than a year. Here’s what you should do with your Windows 10<\/strong> PCs that fail Microsoft’s Windows 11<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 strict compatibility tests before that day arrives.<\/p>\n

I have had an incredible amount of user input on the subject of what happens after Microsoft<\/strong> ends support for Windows 10. Readers want to know the “Best-practice”<\/strong><\/em> if you will to beat the end of life date of October 14, 2025. As I say the content that I have read from august news channels has been sketchy and generally filled with short term work rounds and fudges to “trick” the upgrade engine into believing that your system meets with Win 11\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> requirements This IS NOT Recommended!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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There is a school of thought that preaches that Microsoft<\/strong> will back down and maintain the 10 OS for at least another couple of years. No – I have spoken extensively to Microsoft<\/strong> on this matter, they are all geared to switch off support on October 14 this year, No If\u00b4s\/But\u00b4s. There is an option for a “consumer” licence to pay for additional product support but it is for “consumer” accounts and will only last a year at that. So This is NOT<\/strong> An Option!<\/p>\n

The worst case scenario I have heard to date was a Small Business Owner who managed to download a Win 11 & 365 .ISO from “PirateBay(.)com” he manged to install win 11 via a “crack” but all his data including his banking has gone missing! Unfortunately the likes of this Torrent site are still accessible via a series of proxies and mirrors which sadly still facilitate access. NEVER<\/strong> Download Pirated Software! This is NOT<\/strong> an Option!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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My Top 5 Protocols for preparing for Windows 10 – End of Support<\/strong> are available to subscriber\/users via both the Knowledgebase<\/strong> and the The main SME Forum<\/strong>. Register Free to receive my Top 5 Protocols for a Post Windows 10 World by email or direct to your Smart device.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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CYBER Insights \u2013 Helping Keep Small Business CYBERSafe!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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