Here are some pointers if you are still using Windows 10.
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Hi, this is Bill Sikkens, host of
User Friendly 2.0.
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:Saturday's here on The Answer
with this week's Tech Wednesday.
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:Well the date that Windows 10 stops
receiving updates
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:is right around the corner.
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:This is coming up in October
and it's still a little bit of time
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:if you need to stay on Windows 10,
but you do need to hurry.
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:It is possible to buy
an additional year of extended updates
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:so that you get the security updates, but
that's going to cost you a little money.
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:Microsoft reward points.
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:There's a few other ways to do it,
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:but you do want to get signed up
and ready to go.
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:And the other thing is,
if you need to stay on Windows 10,
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:make sure you go to Microsoft's website
before the end of support date
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:and download the installer.
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:This allows you to make a flash drive
to be able to reinstall Windows
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:10 should you need to,
and after this is no longer available.
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:It might be other places on the internet.
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:You have no way of knowing
if these sites are legitimate or not,
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:and if you're actually getting
what you think you're getting
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:and not something loaded with viruses.
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:So definitely something to check out
and join us here for User Friendly
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:2.0 Saturdays on The Answer
or at UserFriendly.show.