[anthk]

I have different opinions. Try my NUC. Reinstall Windows 10 on it; you won't get audio support unless you get especial audio drivers from a shady download URL (usually used from pirating services) linked from the OEM vendors. Windows Update won't help. Neither SDI Tool Origin.

GNU/Linux works, HDMI output et all.

[Agingcoder]

Unless I’m mistaken windows 10 is end of life in 3 months so this shouldn’t be surprising ?

[anthk]

Barely no one uses Windows 11.

[Agingcoder]

I think about half of all desktop machines , since MS is pushing upgrades aggressively. Many corporate environments ( have already moved as well.

https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desk...

[ForOldHack]

Nope. Win 10 is now a free year of support. All the way to Oct 2026. Thanks for pointing out mistakenly your mistaken. And is it surprising than hardware shills are pointing not pointing this out? You want Linux get a Thinkpad, and a mouse, and plan on replugging every time you wake. "It just works." Well guess what?

[Agingcoder]

Microsoft says it ends in October 2025.

What am I missing here ?

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-suppo...

[pjmlp]

I love how HN nowadays mirrors the Linux forums experience from phpBB and Slashdot days.

[anthk]

Because with NUCs if you dare to gasp reinstall the OEM OS, if the vendor it's gone, with Windows you might get a nice door stopper. You can get audio thru the headphones/speakers output, but that's a shitty experience for your living room.

With Windows 11 it will happen the same.