John,

Microsoft has announced that, in just a couple of years, they'll stop supporting Windows 10 with security fixes and other updates.1

As many as 400 million perfectly good computers that can't upgrade to Windows 11 will be thrown out. This is a bad deal for customers like you and me, not to mention the schools, businesses and hospitals that will have to buy new computers.

And it's a disaster for our planet, which is already facing an electronic waste crisis.

But it doesn't have to be this way.

Tell Microsoft: Don't leave behind millions of computers.

Thank you for taking action,

Faye Park
President

1. Lucas Gutterman, "Can you upgrade to Windows 11? Millions can't and it could cause an environmental disaster," U.S. PIRG, December 1, 2022.

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From: U.S. PIRG <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Jun 12, 2023
Subject: Tell Microsoft: Don't junk millions of computers
To: John xxxxxx <[email protected]>

John,

Microsoft's decision to end support for Windows 10 could cause the single biggest jump in junked computers ever.

In 2025, 40% of all Windows computers will stop receiving support and security fixes from Microsoft.1 Some devices less than three years old will be ineligible for updates and remain open to attacks. Tell Microsoft: Don't leave behind millions of computers.

Microsoft's decision to stop supporting millions of functional computers in our hospitals, businesses, and homes is a raw deal for customers who expect their expensive devices to last -- and a disaster for our planet.

These computers are fully functional for students doing their homework, parents working from home, and hospitals managing expensive and difficult to replace equipment. We shouldn't have to choose between throwing them in the landfill or being open to digital vulnerabilities.

Unless Microsoft acts soon, millions of working computers will be needlessly junked -- either fueling our e-waste crisis, or left vulnerable to cyber attack.

Tell Microsoft their new operating system must be compatible with the millions of working computers they're leaving behind.

Thank you,

Faye Park
President

1. Lucas Gutterman, "Can you upgrade to Windows 11? Millions can't and it could cause an environmental disaster," U.S. PIRG, December 1, 2022.

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