Windows 7 next to end support...

gerbox23
gerbox23 Posts: 5 Forumite
edited 9 July 2017 at 11:34AM in Techie Stuff
You guys might have been :j that Vista ended support. But next to end support is Windows 7. :( :mad:

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  • I_have_spoken
    I_have_spoken Posts: 5,051 Forumite
    Quality trolling
  • Kim_13
    Kim_13 Posts: 2,402 Forumite
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    Not until 14 January 2020.
  • John_Gray
    John_Gray Posts: 5,821 Forumite
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    Also the smilies are erroneously described as emojis...
  • angryparcel
    angryparcel Posts: 926 Forumite
    Is this National Troll weekend or what as seen many troll posts this weekend
  • antrobus
    antrobus Posts: 17,386 Forumite
    Kim_13 wrote: »
    Not until 14 January 2020.

    Even Windows 10 has an end date of 14 October 2025. :)

    Microsoft has to keep the money rolling in somehow.

    http://home.bt.com/tech-gadgets/computing/windows-7/windows-7-support-end-11364081315419
  • boliston
    boliston Posts: 3,012 Forumite
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    Nobody is ever forced to use this operating system
  • angryparcel
    angryparcel Posts: 926 Forumite
    it is like ALL software. they all have an EOL, which does not mean you cant still use it, just that it is no longer supported by the software house, so you get no more security patches or updates.

    It is just like the vehicle you are driving as it will have an EOL ( the point there the manufacturer stops producing parts for it), you can still use the vehicle just it becomes harder to find parts, so 9/10 you get rid and replace it with a newer model
  • Jackmydad
    Jackmydad Posts: 9,186 Forumite
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    If they didn't come up with new versions we'd all still be using Windows 3.11 or something.
    They have said that Windows 10 is "The last version of Windows" but what that actually means is anyone's guess. Looks like something will change by Oct 2025 whatever.
    One thing I won't be having is a subscription to use an OS. Whatever they call it.
    It'll be Linux for me if they go down that path.
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