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Plan for Windows 10 EOL and discounted old laptops (piefed.world)
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So that very important day is almost upon us.

October 14th is the day set for when Windows 10 stops security updates (no consumer is going to pay for extended) and begins to really push people to Windows 11. Windows 11 has strict hardware requirements that a lot of "older" devices that most people have do not meet.

And so, I am sure many individuals and companies may be getting rid of their old laptops and even desktops to recoup the vost of new devices.

What is the plan, when should we move in? What kind of deals should we be looking out for?

I want to find a great deal on a great laptop just for the fun of it. Some of my friends (converted to Linux) are waiting to get new laptops and score a deal. I have been waiting years for this day and I hope it can feel like a special day.

Any good places to look for these kinds of deals?

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago

You can use regedit to make the LTSC IoT installer think you're already on an LTSC IoT build so it just installs without doing a clean install.

I first learnt about it from this Youtube video but they only show how to get the base LTSC version and not IoT which will get updates until 2032.

Here's the values I used.

"CurrentBuild"="19044"

"CurrentBuildNumber"="19044"

"EditionID"="IoTEnterpriseS"

"ProductName"="Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021"

"ReleaseId"="2009"

"DisplayVersion"="21H2"

I have them in a registry script along with txt guide I've been sending to my friends. Not sure if I can directly post them here however.

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