Microsoft informs Windows 7 users that support will stop next year

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 03/21/2019 08:51 AM | source: microsoft | 46 comment(s)

Microsoft has started notifying users of Windows 7 that support will be halted next year. A patch was released on Wednesday that will continue to remind users of that happening next year.

Microsoft had already announced that support for Windows 7 will expire in 2020, but will now actively warn users of the operating system. In a new update for Windows 7 there is a warning screen that is shown to all users when the computer is started. In the message you can read that after ten years the support of Windows 7 will end on January 14, 2020.

After 10 years of servicing, January 14, 2020, is the last day Microsoft will offer security updates for computers running Windows 7 SP1. This update enables reminders about Windows 7 end of support.

Windows 7 support lifecycle
Microsoft made a commitment to provide 10 years of product support for Windows 7 when it was released on October 22, 2009. When this 10-year period ends, Microsoft will discontinue Windows 7 support so that we can focus our investment on supporting newer technologies and great new experiences. The specific end of support day for Windows 7 will be January 14, 2020. After that, technical assistance and software updates from Windows Update that help protect your PC will no longer be available for the product. Microsoft strongly recommends that you move to Windows 10 sometime before January 2020 to avoid a situation where you need service or support that is no longer available.

In 2018, 43 percent of Windows computers were still running Windows 7. 34 percent of Windows computers were already running Windows 10. Worldwide, hundreds of millions of computers are still running Windows 7. Windows 7 came out in 2009 and succeeded Windows Vista. The successor, Windows 8, is significantly less popular. The more recent Windows 10 is therefore seen as the replacement for Windows 7.

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TheDeeGee
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#5652481 Posted on: 03/21/2019 09:56 AM

I bet the die hards will pay untill 2023, and hope by then Linux is a thing.

Nope

schmidtbag
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#5652590 Posted on: 03/21/2019 03:17 PM

I bet the die hards will pay untill 2023, and hope by then Linux is a thing.

Nope

The die hards will not switch to Linux; they're called "die hards" for a reason. But, I'm sure the people who prefer Windows 7 but aren't zealots of it might switch. Linux has been making tremendous progress in the past 2 years.
The die-hards struggle enough as-is dealing with the relatively minimal differences of Windows 10, so switching to a whole different OS with some pretty substantial differences isn't gonna happen. They will cling onto Windows 7 the same way XP die-hards did.

Of course, I would like to clarify there's a difference between your average Windows 7 user and the die-hard users. There are a few people here who use Windows 7 for practical reasons, such as compatibility or stability.

The only difference between the XP days is there's not really a clear future of where Windows will be by 2023. Not like I care - if they want to be left behind, not my problem.

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#5652594 Posted on: 03/21/2019 03:23 PM

i am still rolling W7, i even like 8.1 (with start

, 10 is ok if you do the privacy and telemetry homework, next year i'm having a new build and it will have W10, W7 have been a great experience so far!

Embra
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#5652600 Posted on: 03/21/2019 03:43 PM

So is W11 around the corner?

BetA
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#5652613 Posted on: 03/21/2019 04:10 PM

Anyone using WIndows 7 "can" disable or hide this Update without any problems.
The Update in Question here is --> KB4493132

Greetings :p

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