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with how Windows is constantly getting all up in your face with reminders to

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update and nagging you to restart your pc have you ever wondered

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what if you just didn't bother updating Windows ever

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unless you're running a version of Windows older than Windows 7 the

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day-to-day may not seem too different if you mostly use your computer for basic

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tasks like social media video streaming or writing techwiki scripts but under

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the hood you're going to be putting yourself at a real disadvantage if you

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just stop updating for starters your computer may actually lose functionality

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as time goes on Windows versions that are outdated may not support new

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standards or get new drivers for newer hardware like for example at the time we

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shot this video neither NVIDIA nor AMD provide drivers for their current GPU

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lineup for any Windows version older than seven and with that os already at

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end of life there's no guarantees that developers will bother continuing to

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support it as the years go on

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but suppose you're already on Windows 10 and you're wondering about simply

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refusing to install those current updates the settings app keeps bugging

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you about well in case you aren't aware microsoft is not planning to launch

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another version of Windows that we know of

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so basically Windows 11 is happening right and we're all victims and instead

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we'll continually update Windows 10 with two major updates per year and smaller

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updates in between as needed this means that Windows 10 should change

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dramatically over the coming years and in some ways it already has the

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operating system is already over five years old and the current update is

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already substantially different from the launch edition with more customization

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options a Linux subsystem redesigned emoji and dark mode in file explorer

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among many other changes in fact the next major revision coming out in late

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2021 is going to feature a sweeping visual redesign which should make

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Windows 10 almost feel like an entirely new operating system

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and keep in mind that while we've mostly talked about new features so far future

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software and drivers may not support older non-updated versions of Windows 10

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but let's pivot and talk about the other big reason to keep your system updated

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security newer Windows versions have given users more encryption and security

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options such as allowing users to log in with a pin instead of a password but

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even more importantly is that security holes are constantly being patched with

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updates you see a piece of software as huge and complex as Windows 10 is bound

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to have security vulnerabilities it's simply impossible for the developers at

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microsoft to know every single possible security hole ahead of time or how

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hackers will try to attack the os in the future also as Windows 10 adds more

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features it means that there will be new attack vectors meaning getting

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subsequent security updates in between major feature releases is extremely

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important to top it all off outdated Windows versions including older builds

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of Windows 10 stop receiving updates from microsoft after a certain period of

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time attackers are fully aware of this and often target systems running older

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os's because they know that any new holes they find will never be plugged

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making businesses and other organizations that have cheaped out on updating their fleet of pcs especially

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vulnerable okay i get it it's really important to keep Windows updated but

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can i stop it from constantly nagging me sucking up my bandwidth or restarting at

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bad times although it's not always obvious how to do this you certainly can

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and if you're interested we'll tell you how in a future video of course some

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folks don't want to update Windows because updated versions might break

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legacy applications or retro games if this is the boat you're in it's a good

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idea to keep an older machine for these programs separate from your daily driver

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and ensure it cannot connect to the internet by unplugging any Ethernet or

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phone cables and removing the wi-fi adapter i don't think that old Windows

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95 machine you're keeping around to run meth warrior 2 would fare too well on

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