On schedule and according to plan Microsoft has now stopped selling Windows 7 Professional and Windows 8 licenses for OEMs. From this point onwards new laptops will only be sold with Windows 10 pre-installed. Other versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8, such as Home Basic, Home Premium and Ultimate were already no longer available for sale.
The end of sales for PCs with Windows pre-installed is especially targeted at OEMs. Microsoft already ended the retail sales of Windows 7 Home and Ultimate in 2014. The company allowed business users to still purchase a Professional license. Microsoft will continue to provide Windows 7 with security updates till at least 2020.
Microsoft Halts OEM sales of Windows 7 and Windows 8 licenses
