• CarrotsHaveEars@lemmy.ml
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      All you guys said is true. You could get hacked blah blah blah. But to a gamer, a machine exclusively for gaming doesn’t take any of that as a concern. Want to hack my machine? Go ahead! As long as you don’t delete my games, be my guest. I don’t save credit card information on it anyway.

      But none of that happens in my case. I don’t game on or run Windows. I’m just here to provide a point of view.

      • And009@lemmynsfw.com
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        Your local network is compromised, not just 1 windows device. It could potentially leak enough personal information for more targeted attacks.

        The chances are slim but AI may enable targeted hacking at scale. I simply wouldn’t risk downloading shit on a device with known security vulnerabilities, without any scope of fixes.

    • ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      You’ll be more vulnerable to malware because it won’t be patched against newly discovered exploits.

    • TheFANUM @lemmy.world
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      You can’t. Every single hack/exploit that goes unpatched will be a gaping door for hackers

    • rabber@lemmy.ca
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      You are compromising yourself, though I think you’ll still get security patches for a bit longer

      • Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world
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        October is when security patches for windows 10 will stop. Its when it goes full out of support. LTSB will continue getting security patches for a couple years though.

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