Mayank Parmar On September 2, 2018, 4:39 pm

Microsoft ends support for Windows 7 in around 500 days

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Windows 7 has had a pretty good run and like all good things, Windows 7’s time in the spotlight must come to an end. Microsoft is supposed to end support for the old operating system in less than 500 days. Starting mid-January 2020, Microsoft will no longer offer any additional updates or support for the old platform

“Support for Windows 7 will end on January 14, 2020. Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or technical support for devices running Windows 7 operating systems,” Microsoft writes in a page that recommends Windows 10.

As Windows 10 is getting better with every update, more and more users are finally upgrading to this version of Microsoft’s desktop operating system. It remains to be seen whether the Windows 7 would be a distant memory or not.

According to Microsoft, Windows 7 PCs will stop receiving security updates after January 14, 2020, and you would need to upgrade to Windows 10 to keep your data safe. It’s worth noting that you can continue to use Windows 7 even beyond the end of support date but without any support from Microsoft, your PC will become more vulnerable to security risks.

NetMarketShare latest data suggests that Windows 10 will overtake Windows 7 to become the most popular desktop operating system in 2018.

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Mayank Parmar: Mayank Parmar is an entrepreneur who founded Windows Latest. He is the Editor-in-Chief and has written on various topics in his seven years of career, but he is mostly known for his well-researched work on Microsoft's Windows. His articles and research works have been referred to by CNN, Business Insiders, Forbes, Fortune, CBS Interactive, Microsoft and many others over the years.

View Comments (4)

Michael Margetish says:

September 3, 2018 at 5:06 am

Time to end support for Microsoft, they still haven't been able to make anything better than Windows 7 and it's pretty much dead now.
- M Rankin says:
  
  September 3, 2018 at 5:15 am
  
  You mean Windows. Microsoft it itself still very much
  In demand.
  Also use both Windows 7 and 10 I have no problem with using either.
- Kevin Robinson says:
  
  September 3, 2018 at 6:58 pm
  
  you obliviously have no idea of what Microsoft is really about as a company - Windows is not the primary business focus for Microsoft anymore MS makes a lot more money in Office and cloud services and that it where the future is. Microsoft knew this 10+ years ago which is why they invested in cloud and have positioned themselves as #2 in the world in that space only AWS is bigger. Microsoft will always support windows but also have a very large investment in Linux which is why they own the #1 developer site - GitHub.