James Thank You!! On 2025-05-01 15:11, James Mcphee via PLUG-discuss wrote: > I just got one of those cute little NUC boxes that came with win11 for > $300. Far from a nice solution, since i have to KVM it into my > desktop monitor, etc, but there's something to be said for it as easy > as long as your windows-only app is lightweight. > > On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss > wrote: > >> Thanks Arun!! >> >> On 2025-05-01 11:59, Arun Khan wrote: >>> On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I assume there was no firewall? I assume that a good firewall >> might >>>> be >>>> the solution for running win10 after it expires? >>> >>> IMHO, a consumer firewall can only do so much. The system may >> still be >>> vulnerable to zero day exploits (with no update from MS), trojan >>> payloads, etc. >> >> Ok, had not considered these, thanks!! >> >>> One needs to weigh the benefit and the risk of whatever you are >> doing >>> with Win10. >> >> Ok. >> >>> In case you have a VM then, at a minimum I would suggest that you >>> create a snapshot of the "pristine" version of your installation >> and >>> save a copy of the "snapshot" on separate media for restoration in >>> case of a compromise. >> >> The Win10 is on a laptop that I run VirtualBox that have around 10 >> LAMP >> VMs. It also runs my video software that only runs on M$. >> >> My daily driver is an old dell running Kubuntu. I am not ready to >> upgrade my hardware.... I have until Oct. So maybe I need to convert >> >> that laptop to kubuntu and find a free Linux video editor. I hear >> Kdenlive is a good choice. >> >>> >>> There's some internet chatter about MS providing security updates >> on a >>> subscription basis but I don't know if that's applicable to Win10 >>> desktops, YMMV. >> >> I've heard/read about this.... At this station in life I am on a >> shoestring and really need to move away from M$ anyway... >> >> Thanks!! >> >> Keith >> >>> >>> -- Arun Khan >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > -- > James McPhee > jmcphe@gmail.com > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss