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Microsoft extend Windows 10 support? That’s wishful thinking
I admire Ben Arnold’s optimism (Letters, Issue 672), but his hope Microsoft will extend Windows 10 support is wishful thinking. I was surprised when Microsoft said it would add Copilot to Windows 10, and can see why some people interpreted it as a sign that support would go beyond 2025. But Microsoft’s decision surely has more to do with encouraging people to use Copilot than to offer extended support for what by then will be a 10-year-old operating system.
Microsoft is betting big on Copilot transforming how people use Windows and wants users to become reliant on it. That gives it the opportunity to say in 2025 that it can no longer support it in Windows 10, and that people must upgrade to 11 or 12 to use it. Sounds cynical? Maybe. But this is Microsoft we’re talking about, remember.
Darren Carter
To continue the Windows 10 debate, I would like to see Microsoft extend support, and here’s why. A couple of years ago I bought the cheapest multifunction printer from HP that qualified for its Instant Ink system, because I don’t print a lot.
At this time my Medion PC was running Windows 10. I soon discovered that HP’s software wasn’t very good at scanning. Thankfully, I discovered the Windows Scan app (www.snipca. com/48405) which was much better. Eventually my PC was deemed suitable for Windows 11, so I upgraded only to find that the Windows Scan app couldn’t find the scanner of my printer. I rolled back to Windows 10, with which I’m happy.
Jack Luxon
Our rather extensive family has a number of laptops and PCs. Some are capable of updating to Windows 11, some are not. Windows 10 runs smoothly without problems, so we won’t upgrade until all our computers can upgrade. That will be determined by our older laptops getting replaced.
Windows 10 doesn’t lack anything, so there’s no urgent reason to make the change.
Robin Perry
CA SAYSJust as we were going to press Microsoft announced that it would be extending support – albeit at a cost. See page 6 for details.
Use passwords as a fall-back for passkeys
In the debate about passkeys I think one aspect has been overlooked, which is that you can also use passwords as a backup if you’re unable to use your passkey for any reason.
I was initially put off passkeys because I was worried that losing my phone would mean I’d be permanently locked out of my accounts. But upon more research it seems that using passkeys does
