microsoft support

Upgrades

Upgrades

Windows 11?

No, of course you don’t have to update to Windows 11.

Microsoft thinks it is a threat to take away your support for Windows 10. Did anyone ever feel supported? Your life will only be better when Microsoft stops forcing buggy Windows updates on you. That is the totality of Microsoft support, btw, their Windows updates - the worst thing about Windows. Yes, take away our “support” Microsoft, and let us be.

So, as usual, ignore or do the opposite of what Microsoft tells you. You don’t need to do anything other than keep using your computer. Your goal is to be at the very tail end of any Microsoft changes, better if you can skip them altogether.

The last thing Microsoft would ever do is kick you out of their Windows platform. You will never find yourself unable to use a Microsoft operating system unless you wait a good 5-7 years past this point when they threaten you with the horrors of losing their support. Their whole existence hinges on keeping us tricked and locked into their ecosystem. People are still happily using Windows 7 with no problems once the updates stopped. Make sure you have an antivirus installed, as usual, a backup of your data, and you will be fine.

Scumbags

Scumbags

Short version: 

Any “tech support” that you are inspired to call from an ominous warning on your computer is bogus. Any ominous calls you receive that scare you about your computer are bogus. Never let anyone remotely connect to your computer! If you did not specifically go to the company website, (dell.com HP.com xfinity.com etc.) and find a tech support number directly on that website, then you are talking to fake tech support. You will have your confirmation once they ask you for money. Don’t wait for that proof until after you have already let them remotely connect to your computer. If you have given your card number and paid one of these scam companies, call your credit card company and ask to start the process of getting that money back. You almost always will. You have been a victim of fraud. Whether your fake support has actually fixed something or not is irrelevant, your initial introduction to them was fraudulent in one way or another.