RIP Windows 7: Microsoft ends support today

RIP Windows 7: Microsoft ends support today

4 years ago
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https://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2020/01/14/rip-windows-7-microsoft-ends-support-today/

Pack up your things, Windows 7 users. It’s time to move on, as Microsoft today ends support of the venerable OS. So to the millions of people still running the OS: now’s really, truly the time to upgrade.

According to Microsoft’s end-of-support article for the OS, your Windows 7 computer “will still function but Microsoft will no longer provide …. Technical support for any issues…. Software updates… [or] Security updates or fixes.” In fact, it’s almost laughably passive-aggressive in its nudge to get users to buy a new PC that can run Windows 10:

RIP Windows 7: Microsoft ends support today

Jan 14, 2020, 7:33pm UTC
https://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2020/01/14/rip-windows-7-microsoft-ends-support-today/ > Pack up your things, Windows 7 users. It’s time to move on, as Microsoft today ends support of the venerable OS. So to the millions of people still running the OS: now’s really, truly the time to upgrade. > According to Microsoft’s end-of-support article for the OS, your Windows 7 computer “will still function but Microsoft will no longer provide …. Technical support for any issues…. Software updates… [or] Security updates or fixes.” In fact, it’s almost laughably passive-aggressive in its nudge to get users to buy a new PC that can run Windows 10: