Windows 7 reached end-of-life on January 14, but a new study finds that it's far from dead and buried at large organizations. In a study of 60,000 organizations, security ratings firm BitSight found 90 percent of companies with more than 10,000 workers are still running the aging OS.
We're back with another exciting episode of the Windows Central Podcast, and this week, There's renewed interest and speculation about Surface Duo thanks to a photo of Satya Nadella showing off the upcoming device. Windows 7 support has officially ended, but there are still hundreds of millions of machines in service running the OS. All that, and more.
Windows 7 support officially ended today. That means no more security updates are in store for the aging OS (unless companies pay for them). So, what better way to give Windows 7 the sendoff it deserves than a proper Viking funeral?
For the first time in eight years, the PC market experienced growth within a calendar year. Both IDC and Gartner believe that the end of Windows 7 support played a role in the rise of the PC market.
After more than 10 years, Windows 7 officially moves out of support today. The operating system will receive no more security updates, features, or technical support.
Windows 7’s life support is almost up. Launched a decade ago in 2009, Windows 7 has been a success story for Microsoft, but just like with Windows XP; there are millions of people who are still using Windows 7 as support for it comes to an end. Support officially ends on January 14, and beginning January 15, Microsoft will start letting users know this with full-screen warnings.
Windows 7 is set to reach end-of-life in January of 2020, but Microsoft is planning to offer paid extended security updates for enterprise customers. Today, the company announced the same offer for small and midsize businesses as well.
Microsoft announced that Windows Virtual Desktops are now generally available worldwide. Windows Virtual Desktops were announced last year and have been in preview since March 2019.
Microsoft said today that it will extend Windows 7 security updates through 2020 for election systems in the U.S. and for "other democratic countries."
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 are set to reach end-of-life in January of 2020, which means they'll soon stop receiving security updates. One group, though, has a plan in place to keep both secure with third-party micropatches.
Many popular Internet Games are losing support on Windows XP, Windows ME, and Windows 7. Titles losing support include backgammon, checkers, spaders, and hearts.
Windows 7 is nearing its end-of-support date, and Microsoft has released a patch for the OS that will begin alerting users to its impending demise.
This week on the Windows Central Podcast: The death of Windows 7 and Groove Music, plus Halo on PC, and more!
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