What does windows 7 support life cycle ending in 2020 mean

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    windows 7 home premoninent oa
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    What does windows 7 support life cycle ending in 2020 mean


    What are the ramifications of it ending in 2020 and will windows 7 still be usable then. Thanks
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    Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
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    It will still be usable but there will be no security or other updates after that point.
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  3. Posts : 112
    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    Yes, it will still be usable then and also in 10 or 100 yrs time.

    It means W7 will no longer receive any updates or support to fix bugs etc. Security updates will finish. Manufacturers will no longer support it to, and so things like printers and other new hardware will not be guaranteed to work with it. 3rd party browsers will also drop out of support leaving W7 an increasingly outdated and insecure platform. That won't happen overnight, it will be gradual, but that is what will happen. Manufacturers of security programs will also drop out of supporting an old system.
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    Mooly said:
    Yes, it will still be usable then and also in 10 or 100 yrs time.

    It means W7 will no longer receive any updates or support to fix bugs etc. Security updates will finish. Manufacturers will no longer support it to, and so things like printers and other new hardware will not be guaranteed to work with it. 3rd party browsers will also drop out of support leaving W7 an increasingly outdated and insecure platform. That won't happen overnight, it will be gradual, but that is what will happen. Manufacturers of security programs will also drop out of supporting an old system.

    So what option will we have to support and protect our computers I think most users are happy with their windows 7 and don't want to upgrade to the windows 10.
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  5. Posts : 41
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
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    My Win7 64 bit pro will be offline before 2020, I've bought a laptop for surfing the web and I'm going to put Linux Cinnamon 18.1 on it, I should have done this when Win10 first came out and all this snooping by Microsoft came out into the open.
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    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
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    Their very well be another option.
    My crystal is broken so I can only speculate.

    By 2020 Microsoft will have W-10 working very well for most. Well enough for me to buy.

    Jack
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    Layback Bear said:
    Their very well be another option.
    My crystal is broken so I can only speculate.

    By 2020 Microsoft will have W-10 working very well for most. Well enough for me to buy.

    Jack
    I don't want to upgrade due to the spying issues
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    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
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    Nobody knows that will be a issue in 2020.

    Jack
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  9. Posts : 1,730
    Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
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    windows 7 lifecycle


    Hello Everyone, I have a new Windows 10 pc, and I do not mind using it even though Windows 7 is still

    my number one. I am aware of the spying issue, but I do agree also, that none of us know how different it

    will be over the next couple of years. I think Microsoft is my preference as I like stability in a system, and

    they do make stable systems.
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  10. Posts : 22
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    ethel said:
    Hello Everyone, I have a new Windows 10 pc, and I do not mind using it even though Windows 7 is still

    my number one. I am aware of the spying issue, but I do agree also, that none of us know how different it

    will be over the next couple of years. I think Microsoft is my preference as I like stability in a system, and

    they do make stable systems.
    I prefer the windows operating system but this spying issue is a real deal maker for me if it's not resolved and if windows 7 won't be a good operating system in the future I'm going to look for a different one I hope I won't have to.
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