Windows 11's spying and bloat is what's pushing me away from windows.

Too late in my case. I don't even have a Windows partition any more on my desktop. Haven't for over a year.

Or they're worried about a ton of bad press when people inevitably get compromised after security updates end.

This is the perfect time for Linux to fix any problems it may have.

In case you didn't know, your Windows license allows you to contact Microsoft directly for support if you are having issues. (Just be sure its an actual Windows issue and not a software/hardware issue)

This will effectively end that support for your device.

The only thing I can see this affecting is the Secure-boot requirement.

Which is very odd to consider that anything compatibility related would likely have nothing to do with secure boot, and everything to do with Windows being Windows.

...No really, has anyone used this warranty and if so, what does it actually do? (And I mean strictly home users)

Maybe they don't officially offer support for those PCs?
Not like they offer any actual support for home users anyways...

Or spy on them more.

Same thing they have done for years now, turning a blind eye to pirated versions because they know installed base drives software to support Windows.

Security updates, mostly. If you're running an old Windows install on a computer connected to the internet, it's only a matter if time until it gets comprom byised.

But yeah, I'm also on Linux, so no worries here.

I have a 4770/1060 machine. When windows 10 support is gone I'll be swapping over to Linux mint. I can assure you, I won't hesitate. The only reason I haven't swapped that machine is it'sy spare under the TV kids computer. And it's 6TB of games would need to be tweaked and I can't be assed to do it yet.

Thats hilarious and accurate to what I've been seeing elsewhere. Non-techies jump to windows 11, notice half their custom settings are gone and it's harder to find their stuff, then get furious and want to get off of windows.

Keep it up Microsoft.

This can probably still deliver ads. I bet they continue to support ads. You are missing out on so many ads on windows 10.

Sounds like it's still supported with security updates, but not with tech support.

Hey, you're all up to date! Your computer is missing items that are really important! Like Linux for example.

I'm dealing with a fair bit of this because my predecessor had the brilliant idea to put windows 11 on unsupported hardware (which I'm actively working on getting replaced). Every time I think I've found the last stupid thing they did, I find more janky shit like that.

Skill issue tbh, just rotate your screen a quarter and watch gravity do it's work. Trust me, I have a doctorate in troll physics

A well-seasoned IT department with reasonable funding blocks updates and schedules them.

Anything without a TPM 2.0 module on the motherboard. For example the Lenovo T470 from 2017 doesn't have it. There are zero other reasons why it, and countless systems around that age and even older, couldn't run Win 11.
And anything made before October 2014 definitely doesn't have one, as that is when TPM 2.0 was released in the first place.

[EDIT] ~~Also my gaming PC from 2020 doesn't currently support Windows 11, because the Asus Prime X570-P motherboard from 2019 doesn't have one either - it just has a header I could buy (~$20) and slot one in.~~ Scratch that, apparently it does have fTPM support (with a newer bios?).

To be fair, you shouldn't keep your data in OS dependant storage or directories.