The end (of Windows 10) is nigh! | Endof10.org wants to help Win10 users keep their old computers running with Linux

This is my go-to solution - I personally prefer Linux Mint with MATE for a desktop environment.

But if you, like me, have relatives who flatly refuse to use anything but windows (even as they complain about having to relearn the operating system every few years anyways!) then this might be useful to you: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/22/windows_10_ltsc/?td=rt-3a

Whatever it takes to keep working tech out of the landfill and the potential replacement computers sitting on store shelves.

I really do recommend trying Linux though, it's been my daily driver for years, including all through college when my windows partition died and I found myself making due with the mint partition I was testing out just to get assignments done. For older computers and Chromebooks Alpine Linux is great but a little more work.

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This is my go-to solution - I personally prefer Linux Mint with MATE for a desktop environment.
But if you, like me, have relatives who flatly refuse to use anything but windows (even as they complain about having to relearn the operating system every few years anyways!) then this might be useful to you: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/22/windows_10_ltsc/?td=rt-3a
Whatever it takes to keep working tech out of the landfill and the potential replacement computers sitting on store shelves.
I really do recommend trying Linux though, it's been my daily driver for years, including all through college when my windows partition died and I found myself making due with the mint partition I was testing out just to get assignments done. For older computers and Chromebooks Alpine Linux is great but a little more work.