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Microsoft Ends Mainstream Support For Windows 7

Posted by timothy on from the you're-free-to-support-it-on-your-own dept.

jones_supa writes The mainstream support of Microsoft Windows 7 [ended Monday]. The operating system leaving mainstream support means no more platform updates, no new features, and end of free support. Windows 7 will now enter extended support, which means that security updates will keep coming, and support will be offered for charge. The final end of support for Windows 7 will be reached January 14, 2020. Is anyone nostalgic for Windows 7?

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  1. Nostalgic for Windows 7? by JourneymanMereel · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm not nostalgic for Windows 7.... I still run it! On all of our networked computers.

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  2. It will get security patches for the next 5 years by wiredog · · Score: 5, Informative

    Which is about 5 years longer than any version of Android older than 5.0 will get them.

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  3. Re:But by ganjadude · · Score: 5, Informative

    ive been working with the 10 tech preview. it fixes all the issues with 8 IMO. Im liking it, but YMMV

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  4. Re:But by ganjadude · · Score: 5, Informative

    yes it does. "metro" is dead in 10, metro apps are now in the start menu (think windows 7 menu) you have the standard XP classic startmenu, and attached to that similar to 7 your metro tiles live.

    Metro apps open on the desktop and are resizable unlike in 8/ 8,1 where you have to be in metro like it were an app itself. To top it off, it is fast, much faster than 7 or 8 (SSD 8 gig of ram phenom 2 setup)

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