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Windows 7 RTM Support Ending Soon

Posted by timothy on from the is-7-prime? dept.

jones_supa writes with this news from Ars Technica: "Windows 7 users will have to install Service Pack 1 if they want to continue to receive security fixes and other support beyond April 9th. With the release of a Service Pack, Microsoft's policy is to support the old version for two years. Windows 7 Service Pack 1 was released on 22nd February, 2011, so the phasing out of support is happening more or less on schedule. In spite of a growing number of post-Service Pack 1 fixes and updates, Microsoft has shown no signs of shipping a second Service Pack. Should Service Pack 1 be the sole major update for Windows 7, it will continue to receive mainstream support — which encompasses both security updates, non-security bugfixes, and free phone support — until 13th January 2015. Extended support — security fixes and paid incidents only — will continue until 14th January 2020."

3 of 173 comments (clear)

  1. you are an idiot by arbiter1 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you don't have service pack 1 installed you are an idiot anyway to run a non-updated system.

  2. I think I can make it by tsotha · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think I can make it to the next bearable version of Windows, assuming they keep following the "every other version is crap" strategy. There's no way I'm every going to buy the mobile operating system they've released for my desktop.

  3. Re:looks like by crutchy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    lucky for them much of the cloud is powered by linux