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Will I be able to use Windows 10 on my computers?
Hello. I am having trouble understanding when Windows 7 Ultimate updates will end, when sales of Windows 10 will end, and whether or not I would be able to install Windows 10 on my computers. (And I still don't understand when it is and is not necessary to write or not after writing whether.)
I use Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit on my youngest desktop PC and Windows 7 Home Premium on my older desktop PC as listed in my system specs descriptions. These are the only two computers I am asking these questions in reference to.
This page List of Microsoft Windows versions - Wikipedia says extended support for Windows 7 Home users ends January 2020 and extended support for Windows 7 Professional and Enterprise users ends January 2023, but it doesn't mention when extended support ends for Windows 7 Ultimate users.
This page Access Denied says Windows 76 extended support ends January 2020 without mentioning any difference in extended support for Windows 7 Professional or Enterprise users.
Does extended support mean you keep getting the security updates? That is my understanding, but reading this page Access Denied doesn't really help me think I know for sure.
I would like to continue using Windows 7 for as long as I can. I feel uncertain about how long that will be because that one web page mentions two different dates for the end of extended support for Windows 7, but it doesn't mention Windows 7 Ultimate.
I could handle purchasing Windows 10 to use for only three years if that is what I am looking at doing (and retiring the older PC to replace it with a new PC. I need to have two working and connected to the Internet so I can use one to look for help and order parts when either one breaks down.) Would either of my desktop computers that have Windows 7 installed be able to install (run, whatever) Windows 10? If not, are there parts, such as the CPU for example, that I could replace and then be able to use Windows 10 on my PC that has Windows 7 Ultimate installed? For how long will Windows 10 still be for sale?
Thank you for reading this.