Preserving not just updates, but also lots of the now-deleted optional extras Legacy Update was already extremely useful if you chose to disembark from Microsoft's upgrade railroad. Now it's even more ...

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Microsoft no longer officially supports Windows 10, so do this if you want to keep using your older PC securely.

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