Microsoft to Windows 7: beat it, you bum
Microsoft has figuratively told Windows 7 not to let the door hit it on the way out.
Microsoft has figuratively told Windows 7 not to let the door hit it on the way out.
Support for Windows 7 has ended, making this a good time to look at the highs and lows of its lifetime.
Listen, I get it. Windows 7 has worked really well. After the Vista fiasco, you were so happy to get a decent version of Windows.
What good is extended support for an ageing OS if businesses can't find a reseller to sell it?
The end of support in January for Windows 7 does not mean the end of support for Office 365 ProPlus.
When support for Windows 7 ends on 14 January, Microsoft will also stop providing new malware signatures for Security Essentials software.
The January end-of-support deadline for Windows 7 is fast approaching. Here's a rundown of some of the issues companies should keep in mind.
As the January end-of-support deadline for the aged OS approaches, Microsoft is ramping up efforts to get users to move to Windows 10.
Microsoft has changed its plans for selling Windows 7 post-retirement support, offering patches-for-a-price to any business, no matter how small.
Microsoft will give Windows 7 Extended Security Updates to EA and EAS customers with select active subscriptions to Windows 10.
With its FastTrack assistance program, Microsoft will work with customers migrating from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 Enterprise.
Get ready to say goodbye to Windows 7. On 14 January 2020, Microsoft will deliver the final free security update for PCs running Windows 7.
Microsoft has begun pushing Windows 7 users to move to Windows 10 before support ends for the older OS in January 2020.
Antivirus makers Sophos and Avast are warning users that installing a recent Windows update may cause their PCs to lock up or fail to boot.
Microsoft in April plans to begin nagging Windows 7 users with messages that the operating system is nearing its forced retirement.