Microsoft sends emails to Windows 10 users about EOS

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“Microsoft is sending out emails to all Windows 10 users about the upcoming end of support for Windows 10 recommending trading or recycling Windows 10 PCs…

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BobbyB, TechTango, Cybertooth

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Haven’t seen it here.

Susan Bradley Patch Lady/Prudent patcher

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I’ve not seen it either.

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Me neither.

Bearing in mind, except for Insider Builds, Windows 10 never required a MS account for activation and not all users will be using a MS account to login to their PC; exactly how would they “legally” obtain the address of every Windows 10 user in order to e-mail them such a notice?

I could understand such a notice being integrated into the month updates in order to reach every Windows 10 user, but via e-mail… that seems extremely unlikely to me!

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LHiggins

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Interesting post. Looking at it from a different direction such an email seems like an effective way for a bad actor to get some unsuspecting user into trouble.

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LHiggins

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n0ads wrote:

exactly how would they “legally” obtain the address of every Windows 10 user in order to e-mail them such a notice?

I suppose mail has being sent to (all) users with MS accounts.

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Got my notice in this morning’s hotmail:

“End of support for Windows 10 is approaching”

etc, etc

Will be waiting for/looking forward to Susan’s W11 installation guide.

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Alex5723

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Just got it today.  Will most likely upgrade when 24H2 is ready and before 25H2 comes out.

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Alex5723

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Hmm not seen it here yet, oh wait i’ll check my Junk folder thats normally where all the M$ advertising Junk ends up.

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