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If you read my previous post you know I am going back to Win 7
The only thing I want to verify before I do is, Win 7 is supported until 2020 Correct?? meaning there will be patches & updates etc.
The only thing I want to verify before I do is, Win 7 is supported until 2020 Correct?? meaning there will be patches & updates etc.
Hello Ron, :)
Extended support for Windows 7 ends on January 14, 2020.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...cle-fact-sheet
Thank you very much. on a side note I've learn a lot about Win 7 on this forum for several years with your help.
Thank you so much
No problem. :)
Mainstream support. Microsoft will offer mainstream support for a minimum of 5 years from the date of a product's general availability. For example, if you buy a new version of Windows and five years later another version is released, you will still have two years of support left for the previous version.
Extended support. Microsoft will offer extended support for a minimum of 5 years from the date of a product's general availability.
See also number 6 below.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...cle-policy-faq
Last edited by Brink; 12 Nov 2016 at 09:54.
If you want to go to the trouble, you can also try to get ONLY the security-related updates between now and Jan 2020---rather than additional optional stuff. Microsoft has revamped Windows Update for Windows 7 in the last couple of months and it's more than a bit confusing. The security only updates come out monthly and so far there have been 2: October and November.
As I understand it, they are NOT cumulative---you have to stay on top of it and get each month's update.
I was under the impression that, due to Windows 7 being in Extended support, the only updates that were being provided are security related. this should mean that the cumulative updates, which started after the cut-off for mainstream Support, would only provide security related updates. ( I only run Win7 in VM these days, for support purposes, as I need it so rarely if ever update)
It is confusing.
For instance, for November there are these 2 items:
Security Monthly Quality Rollup 3197868
and
November 2016 Security Only Quality Update 3197867
An ordinary reading of those names would lead you to believe that the latter is more limited than the former due to the use of the word "only" and the omission of the word "rollup".
But what do I know?
The naming and explanation remain confusing. I have no idea who is in charge of packaging, documenting, or explaining these things at Microsoft. Whoever it is has failed.
I'm going with the "Security Only" packages until and unless I get more clarity.