Based upon your responses here, I don’t believe you. But at the end of the day, you can run whatever you like, but don’t encourage others to take stupid and unnecessary risks.

Also, you yourself should consider Linux, specifically Zorin OS. I am 90% windows user, but because I work for an MSP, I end up doing a lot on all of the “major” operating systems. I ran across Zorin and enjoyed it so much that I main it on my work laptop now.

Yes, it says what I have been saying all along. Banks and financial institutions have special service contracts with Microsoft.

You, do not. Don’t run old ass windows versions that are not actively supported. This is not a controversial statement.

Your attempt to compare your usage vs the usage of a financial institution is not only a false equivocation, it’s particularly stupid in light of the fact specialized contracts exist.

Yes, they do. Ffs, your claims are ridiculous.

Read and learn something for a change:

Banks and other institutions that use Windows XP often do so under specialized agreements with Microsoft, called Custom Support Agreements (CSAs) or Custom Extended Support Agreements (CESAs). These agreements allow organizations to continue receiving critical security updates for their legacy systems even after official support has ended. Here’s how these agreements work:

1. Custom Support Agreements (CSAs)

After Windows XP’s official support ended in April 2014, Microsoft offered CSAs to organizations that could not immediately migrate to newer operating systems due to compatibility, cost, or operational constraints.

Under a CSA, Microsoft continues to provide critical security updates specifically tailored to the organization’s systems.

These agreements are typically very expensive and are meant as a temporary measure while the organization transitions to a supported platform.

2. Why Banks Use CSAs

Legacy Systems: Many ATMs and banking software were originally built to run on Windows XP, and updating to newer systems can be complex and costly due to hardware and software dependencies.

Security Needs: Despite using outdated systems, banks must maintain a high level of security. The CSA ensures critical vulnerabilities are patched.

Regulatory Compliance: Financial institutions are heavily regulated and need to meet strict security standards. Extended support agreements help them avoid compliance violations.

3. Custom Patching and Support

Microsoft provides patches only for the most critical vulnerabilities that could severely impact the organization.

These updates are not made available to the general public, ensuring that only organizations with a CSA receive them.

4. Cost

The cost of a CSA is high and increases annually to encourage organizations to migrate to supported platforms.

Some estimates suggest costs in the range of $1,000 to $5,000 per device per year, depending on the scale and specifics of the agreement.

5. Alternatives Banks Might Use

Some banks have begun moving away from Windows XP entirely, often transitioning to supported operating systems like Windows 10 or Windows Embedded systems.

They may also use virtualized environments to maintain compatibility with older applications without relying on outdated OS versions directly.

These agreements allow banks and other critical industries to maintain operations securely while planning their eventual migration to modern systems. However, this is a stopgap solution and not a permanent fix, as the long-term risks and costs of relying on unsupported software grow over time.

Businesses, especially banks, have different rules. Banks are still getting security updates for their systems running Windows XP (generally ATMs).

A bank isn’t some run of the mill business and banks always have special relationships with Microsoft.

It’s important to note that if you do this, chances are that feature updates will not install without a TPM.

It’s also plausible that you are the zodiac killer. I heard that you’re an asshole on the road and that you’re an inconsiderate prick who doesn’t return his shopping cart to the corral.

See how that works? Don’t spread bullshit and FUD.

You can block as much as you want, you’re still gonna get called out on your shit, the difference is that you’ll be the only one who doesn’t see it.

That’s because those banking institutions have enterprise level support that they pay for yearly from Microsoft.

You do not.

You are making the claims, the onus is on you to cite your sources.

Do you have any trustworthy sources to back up these bullshit claims? I didn’t think so. Now, fuck off.

Please don’t spread bullshit conspiracy theories.

In lieu of the bullshit replies you have gotten, I will answer.

TPM is a security measure. By default your hard drive on Windows 11 will be protected with bit locker. Bit locker is hard drive encryption. It does more stuff but that’s the broad strokes. This means that if your laptops get stolen or your computer gets stolen or whatever it is no longer in danger of all of your information and files being taken.

There are other advantages as well. For example a TPM could make it much easier for anti-cheat to detect cheating. However, no games use it yet because not every system has a TPM, blah blah blah.

TPM is actually a really good thing. The problem is that the vast majority of systems do not have a TPM header and therefore cannot add a TPM. This means that those systems have to be replaced.

I work for a managed service provider so I deal with a lot of companies that refuse to upgrade their systems. Thanks to Windows 11 they are being forced to upgrade systems that are up to 15 years old and basically unusable. This is actually kind of a godsend. There are downsides to this yes, but it is not just some ill thought out idea.

Do you even read what you write before you send it? I came away with the same conclusion as he did.

Also, what is this nonsense about ops perceptions being incorrect? How could you. Possibly know?

Lol this asshole can go fuck himself

Open shell or start 11 from stardock

Don’t be taken by vertical slices.

No, only a “normies” exploit involving using a defunct email address is getting blocked.

If only that option were realistic

On a new install, before powering up, make sure you don’t start it up with Ethernet plugged in, when you get to the Wi-Fi connection stage hit Ctrl+f10

Type in

oobe\bypassnro

And press enter. The computer will restart and now when you get to the Wi-Fi connection screen you’ll have a like that says “I don’t have internet”.

I work for an MSP managing thousands of workstations and servers. I’m also the “VPN guy” so I deal with them constantly every single day.

Perhaps you should ask questions before making assumptions.

Vpns are working fine. This article is dogshit.

Does every single creator get paid for their work and the value that they add to the platform? Or does YouTube arbitrarily get to decide who gets a tiny piece of the revenue from the content that YouTube doesn’t own?

What the fuck? Can you sync chrome to edge and edge to opera? What kind of bad faith bullshit ass argument are you trying to pull here?

You’re claiming that you cant sync data on Firefox, when you absolutely can. Then you claim that what you meant was that you cant cross browser sync on multiple devices. Well congratufuckinglations, you can’t on any other browser either.

What is wrong with you?

That’s nice. Do they also create the content for the platform that is by far the most costly part of it? Or have they simply found a way to monetize content that does not belong to them?

That content does not belong to YouTube. And they also do not pay for 99% of it.

YouTube depends on people to use it for it’s existence. They also depend on those users to upload content so that YouTube can then treat that content as if it is its own and monetize it.

If I was in such a precarious position I wouldn’t go about making the experience crappy for those users that I’m desperately dependent upon.

Firefox has had data sync for a long ass time.

Also, use greyjay. It’s fantastic.

That content does not belong to YouTube. And they also do not pay for 99% of it.

YouTube depends on people to use it for it’s existence. They also depend on those users to upload content so that YouTube can then treat that content as if it is its own and monetize it.

If I was in such a precarious position I wouldn’t go about making the experience crappy for those users that I’m desperately dependent upon.

I can confidently say at this juncture, that you’re an idiot.

You know why you’re an idiot? It’s because you don’t understand that arguing in bad faith openly, as you have done, loses the argument for you pretty much outright.

What proprietary app do you need to run… The website? Are you seriously arguing that making an account on the website is equivalent to having to run an app on your machine?

You’re weird.

God, what a bullshit, bad faith argument. I’m sure you feel like you have the high ground, but seriously, you sound like an idiot.

So it isn’t necessary to have keys and an account on your preferred git server? What kind of insecure dumpster fire server are you committing code to???

You are not required to visit the website to use GitHub.

If you are complaining because all you know how to use is the website and GitHub desktop, then that’s a you problem and you need to get good. There is a git man page and it is excellent. I suggest you study up.

What proprietary code do you have to run to use GitHub???

It is a pretty simple thing to look up the bands that the phone supports. All of the providers publish the bands that they work on. This is not difficult. This is a manufactured problem.

RCS is an open standard. Many mobile providers dragged their feet for so long that Google finally just started making it so that Google messages would relay RCS through their servers. The whole point is for the carriers to have RCS servers. Blame the carriers not Google for this. For once, Google isn’t the one that did something shitty.

Calm down redditor. He’s very likely just kidding and making light of the situation. I highly doubt that he or his buddies give a flying shit.

A “post” on x will always be known as an Xcrete (verb, I Xcrete on X), and past tense will be an Xcrement. (Noun, I read an Xcrement on X)

Yes because people commonly have $300 to $500 lying around to buy a UPS.

If you’re balling on a budget then a power conditioner can be a nice middle ground.

The problem with UPS is the fact that you have to replace the battery reasonably often. It can get quite expensive. What you might want to consider is a power conditioner. Furman makes some that are excellent and pyle Makes some great affordable ones.

Regardless of which direction you go, don’t cheap out.