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Windows 7 support ended on January 14, .
- Update that enables you to upgrade from Windows 7 to a later version of Windows
Happily that doesn't mean your computer is going to automatically break or stop working, but it does mean Microsoft will no longer offer free help and support if you have problems with your Windows 7 software from this point on. No new features will be added either. Microsoft is keen to move users onto Windows 8 instead -- to find out more, check out our how-tos, troubleshooting, news and reviews of Windows 8.
Alternatively, you can wait for Windows 10 later this year. Windows 7 was released in It sold over million copies in six months and remains hugely popular. Yet the support clock has ticked on. Microsoft officials have announced two ways that Windows 7 users can continue to get security updates beyond the January 14, date.
Both of these ways are designed for business customers, not consumers. Microsoft also will provide ESUs for no additional cost to customers who buy the Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop servic e, which is designed to to allow users to virtualize Windows 7 and 10, Office ProPlus apps and other third-party applications by running them remotely in Azure virtual machines.
Those wanting to virtualize Windows 7 after Microsoft support ends in January will be able to do so for three years by using WVD. WVD still is not available in public preview , but is expected to be sometime this calendar quarter. Microsoft has not yet announced a final availability date or pricing for WVD. A related reminder: As of January 14, -- the date when Microsoft is slated to stop providing support for Windows 7 -- Microsoft will no longer support Office ProPlus on Windows 7.
Customers paying for ESUs will continue to receive support for Office ProPlus on Windows 7 for up to three years after that date, however. I've had several Windows 7 users ask me if Microsoft might end up extending Windows 7 support for everyone beyond January because a number of customers won't be ready to move off it.
I have not seen or heard any indications for such a move. And users shouldn't read into Microsoft's decision to bring the coming Chromium-based version of Edge to Windows 7 as Microsoft planning to extend Windows 7 support. Microsoft's plan to bring Edge to Windows 7 is meant to support those who pay for extended support beyond January -- and to throw a bone to those still figuring out their post-Windows-7 migration plans.
Instead, Microsoft will stop offering support and patches for your computer. But with constantly evolving security threats, your operating system will become gradually more vulnerable to cyberthreats, and that can put your whole business at risk. First, you can choose to upgrade your physical devices — computers, tablets, etc — to devices running Windows If you have a large number of older devices that needed upgrades anyway, this may be the best route for you.
Second, you can choose to upgrade the operating system on your current Windows machines to Windows Upgrading licenses have traditionally been expensive; for some companies, that cost may have been why they stayed with Windows 7 for so long.
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