There are only a few days left for the official Windows 10 support, scheduled for October 14, and criticisms of Microsoft grow due to the impact that this measure will have on millions of users worldwide.
It is estimated that the end of security updates will leave around 400 million equipment without support that do not meet Windows 11 hardware requirements, which could make them obsolete even though they continue to work perfectly.
Earlier this year, the organization The Restart Project He presented the End of Windows 10 project, a guide for technological repair communities.
Its objective was to mitigate the impact of the end of support and offer alternatives to prolong the life of the devices.
However, from the entity they warn that the magnitude of the problem exceeds what local communities can address and demand broader measures.
Coinciding with the International Day of Reparation and the Day of Electronic Waste, the co -director of The Restart Project, Fiona Dear, He recalled the need to avoid premature obsolescence and demanded Microsoft to extend free and automatic Windows 10 support.
In addition, he requested that legislate be legislated to stop business practices that, according to the organization, are contributing to the increase in electronic waste globally.
For his part, Cristina Ganapini, coalition coordinator Right to Repair Europewarned that Microsoft’s decision I could leave 400 million computers without useful use, not for physical failures but for software reasons.
He stressed that the European Union has the opportunity to stop this trend through ecodesign requirements that ensure durability, repair and software support at the height of the useful life of the devices.
The pressure of these organizations reflects a growing problem: Millions of equipment continue to work properly, but business decisions condemn them to disuse and encourage the generation of electronic waste.
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Tags: Microsoft, Windows 11, Windows 10