Windows 10 22H2 confirmed as final

[AGTDenton]

We sort of knew it. But at least it's now official.

Microsoft has today announced (opens in new tab) that it has no plans to release any more new versions of Windows 10, with the current version 22H2 release being the last before the OS reaches end of support in October 2025. This means there will be no version 23H2 release of Windows 10 this fall, but the OS will continue to be serviced with security updates on a monthly cadence.

https://www.windowscentral.com/softw...h2-is-the-last

[Saracen999]

Sound a bit like heaven to me.

Yes, I get bug and security patches promptly, but no, they don't mess with changing stuff I'm used too and introducing new stuff, most of which I don't want anyway, every time I turn around. I can just use what hopefully is a familiar and stable feature set without being an involuntary beta tester for new W10 features.

Finally.

Shame it takes W10 going EOL to get it, though.

[DanceswithUnix]

I was starting to think the pressure to switch to Win 11 was mounting. Perhaps I should finally tweak my BIOS settings so it can do the "upgrade" if the world is no longer going to be testing its products primarily against Windows 10.

Do any games not run on Windows 11? It is primarily a Steam launching platform for me.

[Saracen999]

....

Do any games not run on Windows 11? It is primarily a Steam launching platform for me.

Not that I've noticed. Yet. No doubt, it's a matter of time.

However, I'm a Steam neophyte and using it at all was largely about two things. Doom Eternal, and SteamDeck (and DE on the Steamdeck). So if there are W11-only gams, I doubt I'd have noticed.

[AGTDenton]

Do any games not run on Windows 11? It is primarily a Steam launching platform for me.

I'm not aware of anything. Had BF4 running no problems the other night.
I can't immediately think of anything older that I've tried. What do you play, perhaps I can fire it up if I have it.

I hate to say it, 11 has been ultra stable despite not liking the GUI, thankfully plenty of alternates and work arounds exist that I'm happy to use it.
I experienced 2 bad sets of nVidia drivers this year but that's dealt with thankfully.

[DanceswithUnix]

I'm not aware of anything. Had BF4 running no problems the other night.
I can't immediately think of anything older that I've tried. What do you play, perhaps I can fire it up if I have it.

I hate to say it, 11 has been ultra stable despite not liking the GUI, thankfully plenty of alternates and work arounds exist that I'm happy to use it.
I experienced 2 bad sets of nVidia drivers this year but that's dealt with thankfully.

It changes. I was in the middle of a Might and Magic 7 game when I decided to play Far Cry 6, so that's two games I haven't finished yet. ADHD, moi?

It isn't like I'm a hardcore gamer, so if something doesn't work I'll probably just shrug and move on. Could possibly try it in Linux now as well, seeing as I recently upgraded my Linux SSD and have some space on there now. Hmm, perhaps that old 1TB SATA SSD should have SteamOS slapped on it...

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

We sort of knew it. But at least it's now official.



https://www.windowscentral.com/softw...osoft-responds

Wrong URL?

[Jonj1611]

https://www.windowscentral.com/softw...h2-is-the-last

Updated the OP's post

[AGTDenton]

Thanks! I see what happened.

If you keep scrolling down the next story loads & the URL changes, but if you scroll back up to the original story the URL doesn't change back.

[DanceswithUnix]

Well I went into my BIOS and enabled secure boot, but Windows 10 says secure boot is still disabled.

It looks like my old Windows install (almost certainly originally Windows 7 a few SSDs ago) installed into an MBR partition scheme. Linux is GPT, but with Windows on MBR it can't be "upgraded".

There seems to be a Microsoft MBR to GPT conversion utility, but they say it won't work for dual boot so I haven't tried it yet. Perhaps I have to convert Windows to single boot, convert it to GPT, let it upgrade, then rescue the Linux boot to get it dual booting again. Or I can ignore the whole thing, grab a slice of cake and a cup of tea and go read a book.

Windows 10 does indeed feel quite final here

[AGTDenton]

I was going to suggest Rufus, but appears they don't offer the removal of secure boot from the Windows 10 iso, only W11.
If you're prepared to go back to LTSB 2016 or Windows 10 1607 those iso's should work without the Secure Boot requirement.

Would shoving Windows into a Virtual Machine be easier?

Cake and tea is far more appealing, however, I'd opt for a movie or series over a book, though I stumbled upon my copy of All Quiet on The Western Front from school I'd quite like to read again for nostalgia.

[DanceswithUnix]

I could just backup the SSD and install Windows 11 from scratch. That might be easier, and it can format the drive however the hell it wants.