Says it won't update it, is it safe to run it without further updates? This version is 21H2. I remember running windows 7 well after it expired without problems. I don't remember versions of the same operating system expiring. I know that they stopped supporting Windows 7 and you had to get 10, but not the different versions of the same operating system.
Some versions of windows 11 have reached end of service too
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Define "safe".
It will recieve no further security patches or updates. If it's 100% secure and bug free, then yes, it's definitely safe. But since no success is 100% secure and bug free, it's a question of if and when hackers figure out the flaws and how to exploit them, and also how serious they are.
I'm not sure what you mean by you've never heard of same versions of the same operating system expiring, that's pretty normal. If you stop updating any software, it stops getting supported. Backporting fixes very commonly only goes on for so long. Perhaps you didn't realize it wasn't happening before, but it's pretty much how it's always worked.
I don't remember that I had to get a newer version of windows 7 or 10 . I remember they stopped doing updates of seven , but I don't remember that I had to get a newer version of seven.
Base Windows 7 reached EOS on 9 April 2013, Windows 7 SP1 reached EOS on 13 January 2015.
Windows 10 19H1 reached EOS 21 May 2019, Windows 10 19H2 reached EOS 12 November 2019, Windows 10 20H1 reached EOS 27 May 2020, etc.
The way patching works changed with 19H1 making it more obviously similar to what it is now, but it's always been a thing.
For windows 11 upgrade you need a minimum CPU configuration . It’s end of support for windows 10. This means no new security patches. You may have to use third party software to keep it secure
You really can't. No one can patch the kernel or core software as it's all proprietary. It is impossible to keep proprietary software that is out of support secure and safe unless the software has no vulnerabilities or bugs in it that can be exploited, and no software as big as Windows is free of vulnerabilities or bugs. If you're legitimately concerned about security, you should not use it once it's no longer supported.
You can always try to see if you can Upgrade to Windows 11 even you have the unsupported Windows 10 software. The following App worked for my Windows 10 Upgrade to windows 11:
Rufus
It is used to bypass the TPM 2.0 that is required for Windows 11. Make sure you backup all your files onto a hard drive or the ICloud. Then download the Rufus software onto a USB hard drive with at least 32 GB storage. But follow one of the YouTube videos that take you step by step.
Just be patient as it can take a few hours of your time. It then works really well. However, I did not get the latest Windows 11 Version 24. Mine is the Windows 11 Version 23 that works really well compared to Windows 10. The 23 version is no longer available, according to this video, and since the glitches for the 24 version is supposed to have been ironed out, then just go ahead with it:
What exactly do you think you're avoiding by not getting TPM and how long do you think you'll be able to avoid it for?
