Nerd and Normal Episode 1 | Windows 10 end of life and what it means for you and your computer.

The final update for security in Windows 10 is due to be released on the 14th of October 2025. After that date, if you continue to run Windows 10 you are running the risk of having your security compromised.

The easiest thing is to update your computer to Windows 11. Not all computers can be updated. To check if your computer can be updated to Windows 11 you should download the PC Health Check program from Microsoft here https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/how-to-use-the-pc-health-check-app-9c8abd9b-03ba-4e67-81ef-36f37caa7844 After downloading the program run it and it will tell you if your computer can be updated.

If it can’t be updated you should sign up for the 12 month extension to Windows 10 security updates. For details on how to this check this video https://youtu.be/GQrXUfYnjhk

If your computer can't get the update to Windows 11 it will be either CPU, SecureBoot or TPM 2.0 not working on your computer or not meeting the requirements. SecureBoot and TPM 2.0 could be fixed on most computers, but the CPU might not be able to be updated.

If you are running Windows 11 you can use Open shell, https://openshellmenu.com , to modify the way it looks to make it look more like Windows 7 to make your use of Windows 11 easier and quicker if you find the new look hard to use.

Next week on Nerd and Normal we will be looking at google putting Gemini into every copy of Chrome and what the future holds for how you use the Internet on your devices.