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by Brett_Riverboat 235 days ago
If you practice good operational security and maintain a decent anti virus and fire wall you will probably be fine. I know people who still run Windows 7 to this day with no trouble because they are vigilant of what they are doing.

This isn't to say it's a good idea but that it can be done.

If you plan on running win 10 anyway Ask Leo has a video called "how to keep using windows 10 safely after support ends" with some solid advice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpAIOcYPYgo&list=TLPQMjkxMDI...