It would be really funny if they follow through with the planned EOL in October 2025 with such large install base. Could probably motivate a lot more people to try Linux.

probably stoopid question but can you change an excisting 10pro key with an LTSC one? (so the installation remains the same)

keropi wrote on 2025-04-08, 10:14:

probably stoopid question but can you change an excisting 10pro key with an LTSC one? (so the installation remains the same)

There are (somewhat complicated) ways to do it, though I'm not sure how well that works. Never tried it myself, but here's a video of someone else going through the process.

A clean installation is usually recommended when using Windows 10 LTSC, which is what I did.

Joseph_Joestar wrote on 2025-04-08, 10:26:

keropi wrote on 2025-04-08, 10:14:

probably stoopid question but can you change an excisting 10pro key with an LTSC one? (so the installation remains the same)

There are (somewhat complicated) ways to do it, though I'm not sure how well that works. Never tried it myself, but here's a video of someone else going through the process.

A clean installation is usually recommended when using Windows 10 LTSC, which is what I did.

yeah I thought it would not be as easy as selecting the "change product key" option 🤣
thanks for the info , will also go for a complete re-install

The Serpent Rider wrote on 2025-04-08, 10:09:

It would be really funny if they follow through with the planned EOL in October 2025 with such large install base. Could probably motivate a lot more people to try Linux.

That's exactly what happened with Windows 7, XP and 98. I have yet to witness a mass migration to Linux.

Well, not mass migration, but the percentage of Linux users is steadily growing thanks to Valve. Windows 10 EOL is an interesting sucker punch due to Windows 11 requirements.