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Do not listen to this guy.
Ha, yeah. Lets go over all this again. Nothing is secure and your windows vintage matters a lot less then your backup habits.
Backups are important, but it's also important to have a secure OS; they can do a lot more than delete your data, you can have your session keys stolen, your accounts compromised, and your files used for blackmail.
I guess if you don't use the computer for anything except games, and you backup your saves, then you can treat the machine like a toy and let it get owned, factory reset when you want to use is again; but even then, you'd be letting the attacker into your network.
I really can't imagine a situation where it's better than just using Mint, which is more reliable and secure than any version of Windows could ever dream of being.
All those threats are more likely from other attack vectors then an old OS. Your not an organization, your not a target in that way. The network you are on is not worth the type of attack you describe, and can be remade with little issue. This is just fear based sales bullshit, your more at risk from the low effort email phishing attacks.
But yes I agree mint is better in every way (its what all my work machines and laptop run at the moment).
Well I personally do run a business out of my home, and I take security very seriously.
I'm not selling anything, I'm explaining the importance of keeping your operating system up to date.
Email phishing attacks often target OS exploits, there's two Windows 10 zero days that just came out which allow code to run with elevated permissions without user authorization. That's the sort of thing that enables a piece of malware compromise your entire system.
That is my point, zero day vulnerabilities show that new does not mean better or more secure. They did not just "come out" they where there and likely used from the start. The issue is that people still put their faith in updates and software, even though its clearly a mess. You can do you, but until (like news on phishing scams) the outdated OS vulnerability becomes a common attack vector I will keep banging my drum on better understanding digital risks and keep running my old crap (partly just to see what happens mind you).