Yes it is very ill advised as people often do important tasks on the PC including banking. In fact most people will delegate their most vulnerable tasks to be on the PC rather than the potentially more-secure mobile device.
To put this in perspective. There were 1,360 Vulnerabilities reported in 2024 for Windows. Not a single one will be patched after end-of-life.
There were unreported vulnerabilities that were waiting for end-of-life to be exploited.
If I release my malware a month before EOL and it’s caught then I have to start from scratch. If I do it after EOL then I can reap the benefits forever.
Yes it is very ill advised as people often do important tasks on the PC including banking. In fact most people will delegate their most vulnerable tasks to be on the PC rather than the potentially more-secure mobile device.
To put this in perspective. There were 1,360 Vulnerabilities reported in 2024 for Windows. Not a single one will be patched after end-of-life.
There were unreported vulnerabilities that were waiting for end-of-life to be exploited.
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/04/21/820580.htm