Windows 7 end of support boosts device sales but market runway shortens
The upcoming end of support for Windows 7 has injected fresh life into a stagnating devices market, but declines are forecast for the year ahead.
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News about Windows 7
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Microsoft starts nagging Windows 7 Pro users about end of support
As the January end-of-support deadline for the aged OS approaches, Microsoft is ramping up efforts to get users to move to Windows 10.
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Microsoft pitches free help for Windows 7-to-Windows 10 upgraders
With its FastTrack assistance program, Microsoft will work with customers migrating from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 Enterprise.
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Microsoft to soon start nagging Windows 7 users about looming end times
Microsoft in April plans to begin nagging Windows 7 users with messages that the operating system is nearing its forced retirement.
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Microsoft to start selling Windows 7 add-on support from April
'Extended Security Updates' will give enterprise customers more time to move off Windows 7 after support ends in January 2020.
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Microsoft opens top-tier Defender ATP security to Windows 7 PCs
Windows Defender ATP, which can detects ongoing attacks on corporate networks and recommend a response, is now available for Windows 7 and 8.1.
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Microsoft delays Windows 7's update-signing deadline to July
Microsoft has revised its schedule to dump support for an outdated cryptographic hash standard by postponing the deadline for Windows 7.
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Microsoft details cost of Windows 7 add-on support
A Microsoft document offers details on how much it could cost companies to maintain Windows 7 PCs if they don't migrate to Windows 10 by early next year.
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For some, the glory days of Microsoft are ending in about a year
For some, two of the best products Microsoft ever produced are Windows Mobile and Windows 7 - and support for both are ending in about a year’s time.
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Microsoft expands Windows 7-to-Windows 10 app compatibility pledge
Microsoft this week announced that an application compatibility guarantee it gave to enterprises migrating from Windows 7 to Windows 10 has gone global.
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Tick-tock: the year-long Windows 7 countdown by the numbers
It's T-minus one year and counting before Windows 7 exits mainstream support. Let's look at some important numbers for the year ahead.
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The definitive Windows 7 retirement timeline countdown
In less than 14 months, Microsoft's popular Windows 7 runs out of general support, a deadline that's pushing businesses to move up to Windows 10.
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Microsoft plans to sell post-2020 support for Windows 7
Microsoft has accepted that enterprises won't purge Windows 7 by January 2020, and will sell extended support for three years past that deadline.
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At T-minus 18 months, Windows 7 still powers 184M commercial PCs
About 184 million commercial PCs across SME, large enterprises and government are still running the quickly ageing Windows 7.
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Why Windows 7 updates are getting bigger
Microsoft's monthly security roll-ups for Windows 7 have grown by 91 per cent since revising the operating system's update regimen in 2016.
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