IMPORTANT: Win10 users

[Will.]

If you're still on Windows 10 don't forget to ENROLL in the 12 months free UPDATES before tomorrow 14th October 2025. If you ENROLL now, you will get EXTENDED UPDATES free until October 2026.

TO SEE IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THESE UPDATES:

• Go to SETTINGS
• Updates and Security
• Windows Updates
• Click on Enroll Now. 
• Enter your Microsoft Account Details

If you do not have a Microsoft Account, make sure to create one. ✌️

Edited Tuesday at 01:39 AM by Will.

[57Gregy]

Wow. All I had to do was click a few buttons and I am covered until next October. Easy as cake.

[Bass Guitar]

Thanks for posting this. I had read a few things about it but don't often turn on my 2 W10 ( Home version)  laptops as well as my wife's office machine. 

Yep, takes all of 1/2 a minutes. But I only got that Enroll Now option on  2 of them. 

But my old Lenova T420 Think Pad which hadn't been fired up for a few months the option to Enroll  wasn't showing.  All it showed was the Red "This PC doesn't currently meet the min system requirements to run W11"   No surprise there,  This laptop was originally  W7

It showed 2 pending updates so I ran those. one was  " 2025 9 cumulative update preview  for W 10 22H2 KB5066198    it finally said it was up to date but the "Enroll Now" was still missing. So possibly I got lucky with the first 2 being as it is after the deadline. 

Not to worried about the Lenova as it's only purpose is to play backing tracks. I was still using a W7 Laptop for that up until last spring. 

[Will.]

6 minutes ago, Bass Guitar said:

But my old Lenova T420 Think Pad which hadn't been fired up for a few months the option to Enroll  wasn't showing. 

Try doing an UPDATE scan or sign in to a Microsoft account manually for it and then do a scan. 

Edited Tuesday at 04:27 PM by Will.

[Bass Guitar]

 

23 hours ago, Will. said:

Try doing an UPDATE scan or sign in to a Microsoft account manually for it and then do a scan. 

Ah that might be it. It's an old Laptop from my wife's office. It came with Windows 7 and after she retired they gave it to her.  I installed W10 during the free upgrade deal. I am not signed in on the Microsoft account. I think the office IT guy is. No problem as it is never on line these days. It's just a fancy media player.

I'll add it to my collection -

2003 Dell Inspiron 1100 W  Xp,  Still runs like new! weighs 7.6 lbs! Used only to run same vintage Epson CD printer. 

2008 Sony Vaio PCG-7133  originally Vista now W7  also still runs like new. Was used for live performance last 12 years.   

2011 Lenova Think Pad T420 originally W7pro  now W10 home  Replaced the Sony for live performance. 

2013 Acer Aspire VC 731  originally W7Pro now W10 home used as back up and demoing stuff. Key bed  is screwed. 

Edited 23 hours ago by Bass Guitar

[sjoens]

Problem I have with laptops is the batteries go dead with no hope of finding an OEM replacement.  My Windows 11 Lenovo battery died within two years - shortest run ever.  So they all run on AC only.