https://ivanzalac.from.hr/categories/research/Recent content in Research on Ivan Žalac's Tech BlogHugoen-usIvan ŽalacTue, 22 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0200https://ivanzalac.from.hr/posts/windows10eol/Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0200https://ivanzalac.from.hr/posts/windows10eol/<h2 id="windows-10-is-about-to-be-gone-soon">Windows 10 is about to be gone soon</h2> <p>Windows 10 is reaching EOL (end of life) on October 14 this year<sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">1</a></sup>. The problem is, it still represents over 50% of the total desktop market share <sup id="fnref:2"><a href="#fn:2" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">2</a></sup> - and that includes other Windows Versions, macOS, Linux and others. Companies are being slow and careful about migrating due to not just hardware issues, but making sure their configurations and software work properly, as performing upgrades on scale and with minimal interventions and productivity breaks is a goal for any IT department, and they have been burned before <sup id="fnref:3"><a href="#fn:3" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">3</a></sup>. Running an unsupported OS is a massive security risk, unless it&rsquo;s not connected to any network, so there are some choices that need to be made.</p>