Windows 10: Restore Windows 10 to December 31 2019

Bought my laptop in 2016. Since the beginning of 2020 using it is on ongoing nightmare. Everything is slow or not loading at all. Not a tekkie but strongly feel the tons of updates stuffed into my laptop since January have given it constipation. Obviously I didn't need them before 2020.


Can I restore Windows 10 to what it was on my laptop on December 31, December 2019?

:)

 

Office 2019

Only supported on Win10. Sorry, 8.1 users, only 4 years old, gotta go.

Microsoft Office 2019 will only work on Windows 10

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com...-to-office-and-windows-servicing-and-support/

Spoiler Office 2019
Last year at Ignite, we announced Office 2019 – the next perpetual version of Office that includes apps (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and Skype for Business) and servers (including Exchange, SharePoint, and Skype for Business). Today we’re pleased to share the following updates:

• Office 2019 will ship in H2 of 2018. Previews of the new apps and servers will start shipping in the second quarter of 2018.
• Office 2019 apps will be supported on:
  • Any supported Windows 10 SAC release
  • Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2018
  • The next LTSC release of Windows Server
• The Office 2019 client apps will be released with Click-to-Run installation technology only. We will not provide MSI as a deployment methodology for Office 2019 clients. We will continue to provide MSI for Office Server products.

 

Windows 10 free assistive technologies upgrade offer ends December 31, 2017

"If you use assistive technologies, you can upgrade to Windows 10 at no cost as Microsoft continues our efforts to improve the Windows 10 experience for people who use these technologies. Please take advantage of this offer before it expires on December 31, 2017."

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade

I probably upgrade my main windows 8.1 rig before Dec 31 then...*Oh Well hwell:

 

Microsoft December 2019 Security Updates

Release Notes

December 2019 Security Updates

Release Date: December 10, 2019

The December security release consists of security updates for the following software:

• Microsoft Windows
• Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps
• SQL Server
• Visual Studio
• Skype for Business

Please note the following information regarding the security updates:

• For information regarding enabling Windows 10, version 1909 features, please see Windows 10, version
  1909 delivery options. Note that Windows 10, versions 1903 and 1909 share a common core operating system with an identical set of system files. They will also share the same security update KBs.
• Windows 10 updates are cumulative. The monthly security release includes all security fixes for vulnerabilities that affect Windows 10, in addition to non-security updates. The updates are available via the Microsoft
  Update Catalog.
• For information on lifecycle and support dates for Windows 10 operating systems, please see Windows Lifecycle Facts Sheet.
• A list of the latest servicing stack updates for each operating system can be found in ADV990001. This list will be updated whenever
  a new servicing stack update is released. It is important to install the latest servicing stack update.
• Starting in May 2019, Internet Explorer 11 is available on Windows Server 2012. This configuration is present only in the IE Cumulative package.
• Updates for Windows RT 8.1 and Microsoft Office RT software are only available via Windows Update.
• In addition to security changes for the vulnerabilities, updates include defense-in-depth updates to help improve security-related features.

The following CVEs have FAQs with additional information and may include * further steps to take after installing the updates. Please note that this is not a complete list of CVEs for this release.

• ADV990001
• ADV190026 *
• CVE-2019-1349 *
• CVE-2019-1350 *
• CVE-2019-1351 *
• CVE-2019-1352 *
• CVE-2019-1354 *
• CVE-2019-1355 *
• CVE-2019-1387 *
• CVE-2019-1400
• CVE-2019-1461
• CVE-2019-1462
• CVE-2019-1463
• CVE-2019-1464
• CVE-2019-1465
• CVE-2019-1466
• CVE-2019-1467
• CVE-2019-1469
• CVE-2019-1470
• CVE-2019-1472
• CVE-2019-1474
• CVE-2019-1480
• CVE-2019-1481
• CVE-2019-1486 *
• CVE-2019-1487
• CVE-2019-1489

Known Issues

The following KBs contain information about known issues with the security updates. For more information about Windows Known Issues, please see Windows
message center. Links to currently-supported versions of Windows 10 are in the left pane.

For a complete list of security update KBs, please see 20191210.

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