Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 on Oct. 14, 2025. After that, there won’t be any feature updates or security patches for your machine. The company has been pushing users to switch to devices that are ready for Windows 11, including its new Copilot+ PCs.

But a small group calling itself “End of 10” has a different idea — instead of switching to a new PC, switch away from Windows altogether. The team, which includes some people involved in the Linux community and KDE project, is pushing for people to install Linux on their Windows 10 PCs, or to find someone with technical expertise to help.

End of Ten is pushing some standard arguments against Windows, including that Linux doesn’t have ads or telemetry, but is also pointing out that throwing away all of these Windows 10 laptops will create e-waste, and that “keeping a functioning device longer is a hugely effective way to reduce emissions.”

By at least one estimate by Canalys, 240 million PCs aren’t ready to upgrade to Windows 11 based on their hardware requirements.

There’s also a compelling fiscal argument: installing a free, open-source operating system on your old PC is definitely cheaper than buying a new machine.

End of 10 suggests that most people should be able to install Linux on their own (though it doesn’t make distribution recommendations, instead suggesting that you “Search for Linux distributions for beginners” to find one). If you don’t have that knowledge or confidence, the group is promising that the Linux community is there to support you.

The site features a list of shops and tech collectives that say they’re willing to help with Linux support. But as of this writing, the vast majority of the 43 listed places are in Germany, with most others sprinkled elsewhere throughout Europe. There’s a similar case in a section filled with events dedicated to helping to install and teach Linux.