Windows 10 is out of support, Windows 11 says no, and the PC itself is perfectly fine. Before you buy a new computer, read what your options really are.
Microsoft ended Windows 10 support on 14 October 2025. Your PC still switches on, still works - but it no longer receives security updates, and Windows 11 setup refuses it, usually over a missing TPM 2.0 chip or a CPU that is one generation too old. Buying a new computer just to satisfy a checklist hurts. This page explains your real options honestly, and why Winux is built for exactly your situation.
Your Windows 10 PC has not stopped working, and it will not suddenly break. What stopped is the monthly delivery of security fixes. Every month, new weaknesses are found in Windows; on a supported system they get patched, on Windows 10 they now stay open forever. For a PC used for banking, email and office work - the accounts everything else resets from - that growing risk is the real problem, not speed or features.
Three facts make Winux the natural landing spot for a rejected Windows 10 machine. First, there is no hardware checklist: no TPM 2.0, no Secure Boot demand, no CPU blacklist - a 64-bit processor, 3 to 4 GB of RAM and 25 GB of disk are enough. Second, it is based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, a supported system receiving security updates for years, so the PC becomes safe again instead of frozen in time. Third, the desktop looks like Windows 11 - Start menu in the middle, familiar taskbar and settings - so you and your family do not have to relearn where everything lives.
Never install any new system blind. Winux runs in Try mode directly from the USB pen drive, without touching your Windows 10 installation. In that live session, check the four things that matter:
If all four pass on your exact hardware, the installed system will behave the same way.
The safest first step is a dual boot: install Winux next to Windows 10, keeping both. At every start you choose which system to use. Live in Winux for daily work, and Windows 10 remains your emergency fallback while you settle in. Only after a few comfortable weeks should you even think about removing Windows - and by then most people find they simply stop choosing it.
One warning before any install: back up your files to an external drive first. Installs almost always go right, but a backup turns even a rare mistake into a minor delay instead of a disaster. The full install process, live and step by step, is in the video above.
The complete Winux walkthrough - download, installation and the full first look - is shown live in the video.
▶️ Watch Full VideoThe PC keeps working, but new security holes are no longer patched, so the risk grows month by month. For an offline spare machine it may be acceptable. For your main PC with banking and email, move to something supported - ESU for a while, or a supported system like Winux.
For browsing, email, media and Office-type documents, yes - with Linux programs that handle the same files. Windows-only programs are a different story: some run through Wine, many do not. Test your must-have software in the live USB session before installing.
Yes - that is exactly why this guide installs Winux alongside Windows 10 instead of replacing it. Dual boot keeps Windows one restart away, and a proper file backup protects you in every case.