Tuesday, January 14th 2020
Microsoft's Windows 7 Reaches End-Of-Life
Today, on January the 14th, Microsoft is officially ending support for Windows 7 operating system. After more than 10 years since its launch, Windows 7 has remained a primary operating system on many PCs, especially OEM PCs manufactured before 2015, when Windows 10 came out. The user transition from Windows 7 to Windows 10 has not been an easy task for Microsoft, however, by declaring that the product has reached End-Of-Life, Microsoft is trying to make millions of users pull the trigger and embrace the new operating system.
When January 14th arrives, Microsoft will stop giving Windows 7 users technical support, software updates with new features, and most importantly security updates. The official recommendation from Microsoft is to upgrade to the latest version of Windows, meaning Windows 10. As some of the older PCs may have compatibility issues with newer OS, it is also recommended to check your PC specifications. If you are a customer of the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, you will continue to see further support in the future, however, for regular users, the support period is over.
When January 14th arrives, Microsoft will stop giving Windows 7 users technical support, software updates with new features, and most importantly security updates. The official recommendation from Microsoft is to upgrade to the latest version of Windows, meaning Windows 10. As some of the older PCs may have compatibility issues with newer OS, it is also recommended to check your PC specifications. If you are a customer of the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, you will continue to see further support in the future, however, for regular users, the support period is over.
67 Comments on Microsoft's Windows 7 Reaches End-Of-Life
It was hard for me to let go of XP as well after using it for so many years but life moves on and Win 10 is the future if MS really doesn't release any more OS's
Arguably the best OS MS ever created.
God, I wish we could use Linux...
GAME: "Close To The Sun". ..But i'm stuck at chapter 8. can't get pass the monster that chasing me.
And seriously, which games don't work OK on W10 and why you keep blaming MS for everything in that regard?
If my 65 year old computer illiterate relatives can do it, anyone can.
My 7 year old can navigate it.
My parents in there 60s moved to it and didn't have a moment of issues. Just hit the ground running.
It never ceases to puzzle me :D
I also don't think people realize what sort of gold mine MS is sitting on with Windows. The amount of work they've put into that is nearly impossible to match and the end result is an OS with tremendous versatility and featureset. I wonder if we ever get rid of it ever. On top of this I like the stance MS is taking towards us lowly customers. They simply moved their business model to cloud and left the OS intact and even keep developing it. All these years MS makes the money off enterprise, and all these years we still get what we get. I can't think of a better position a megacorp should take.
Sure, you can say they got rid of the direct link to Control Panel and instead take you to Settings. However, how often are people that are struggling to learn Windows 10 really going into Control Panel anyway? The answer should be never, because they don't know what they are doing.
Long live Windows 7!
Down with Windows 10!! :mad:
7 is going to have the same thing XP had, some will use it years after years.. :D