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Microsoft Will Now Pester Windows 7 Users To Upgrade To Windows 10 With Pop-ups (betanews.com)

Posted by msmash on from the up-next dept.

Mark Wilson writes: Anyone who is still using Windows 7 doesn't have much longer until the operating system is no longer supported by Microsoft. Come January 14, 2020 only those enterprise customers who are willing to pay for Extended Security Updates will receive any kind of support. Microsoft has already done a lot to encourage Windows 7 diehards to make the move to Windows 10, and now it is stepping things up a gear. Throughout 2019, the company will show pop-up notifications in Windows 7 about making the switch to the latest version of Windows.

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  1. There is a quite easy way to kill win7 by Z80a · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Release another good windows.
    Worked wonders with windows XP.

    1. Re:There is a quite easy way to kill win7 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Or allow Professional users to disable telemetry and turn off automatic updates instead of keeping it to inaccessible Enterprise licenses. Some of us need the stability of planned rollouts but aren't large enough to get Enterprise licensing yet and the telemetry is a no-go for many professionals.

    2. Re:There is a quite easy way to kill win7 by ctilsie242 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I just wish MS would release Windows 10 LTSB/LTSC as a standalone OS. No telemetry, no Candy Crush. Just does its job.

    3. Re:There is a quite easy way to kill win7 by Z80a · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I don't consider an OS that comes bundled with malware as a good OS.

    4. Re:There is a quite easy way to kill win7 by Anonymous+Brave+Guy · · Score: 3, Insightful

      There's still a significant amount of useful Windows-only software out there. The lock-in effect is growing weaker as other platforms develop competitors and particularly as online services displace desktop software for a lot of users, but it's still there.

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      If you disagree, post your argument. (-1, Overrated) isn't your personal censorship tool for views you don't like.
  2. Re:The company will, but I won't by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    They try, but I'm letting the "You May Be A Victim" message stay as a badge of honor.

    I am the victim; I have a Windows box after all. I'm not about to pay the mugger to rape me too.

  3. Fuck You Microsoft. by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Microsoft doesn't respect your time, space, or money. Fuck 'em.

    The community needs to send a letter to MS:

    Dear Microsoft,

    Here is a fucking clue-stick:

    1. It is NOT your fucking machine regardless of how much of your software we run on it.

    2. Instead of nagging people to upgrade to your latest spyware how about you produce a better replacement with the option to disable all your Telemetry shit? Oh, wait, that would involve work. /sarcasm