Microsoft has turned my laptop into an expensive paperweight
Issue 651’s ‘Question of the Fortnight’ (‘Is it time to stop using Windows 10?’) brought into sharp focus the problem I and many like me will have in 31 months when Microsoft ends support for Windows 10.
I’ve never been a slave to the latest tech and I’m a great believer in “if it works fine, don’t junk it”. My desktop PC with its 4th-generation i3 processer, 8GB RAM and SSD is quick enough for all the jobs I perform. Equally, my HP ProBook 650 laptop, with its 4th-generation i5 processor and SSD was more than adequate for work tasks and, now that I’m retired, as a backup and travel device.
However, Microsoft has decided that neither are good enough to run Windows 11 with any degree of safety.
