In a recent blog post titled “Helping customers shift to a modern desktop”, Microsoft has confirmed that from 14 January 2020, when the extended support for Windows 7 ends, they will only keep pushing security updates to Windows 7 users who have signed up to a monthly paid subscription. Microsoft also says that the subscription fee will increase every year.

Today we are announcing that we will offer paid Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) through January 2023. The Windows 7 ESU will be sold on a per-device basis and the price will increase each year.

The pricing has not yet been revealed and Microsoft is only making this offer to Windows 7 Professional users. Seems like if you want to keep your devices safe, you will soon have to upgrade to Windows 8 or 10.

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[smileyhead]

For me w10 is fast,and I have been a pc gamer for just about a year now.The only issue with it are the forced updates,that's it.If you are prepared to download the update,and then delete it off your harddrive,then it's not so bad when you have 8-16gb ram with a ssd,and the pc boots super fast anyway.

What's wrong with updates? You can just let them do their thing when you turn off your computer for the day and go to sleep.

 

[Deleted User]

What's wrong with updates? You can just let them do their thing when you turn off your computer for the day and go to sleep.

For me the pc downloads the update in the background sometimes when I'm not looking,and then when i go to shut it down,it forces me into the update either way.

 

[godreborn]

I personally don't turn my laptop off. there's an "active" times thing for windows 10 updates, so updates might only happen while you're asleep.

 

[smilodon]

Paid updates for legacy software is the industry standard. You can also recieve java 6 updates for a fee. Nothing outrageous about that.

 

[smileyhead]

For me the pc downloads the update in the background sometimes when I'm not looking,and then when i go to shut it down,it forces me into the update either way.

So? Why couldn't it update when you don't need to use it anymore? That's the most convenient it's gonna get (unless they try and copy Android's A/B system).

 

[FAST6191]

Curious to see the if not dislike then disapproval of Windows 7. I can't say it was their best (for my money if they could smoosh XP and 7 together to iron out XP's rough edges but keep its ability to do what I tell it that would be it) but everybody I met has really enjoyed 7 and 10 always has mixed opinions, especially with the mobile unification push.

Anyway probably got about 2 years before it really starts to be a problem for anything I have nominal responsibility for, and with a decent setup could probably push it beyond that as well.

 

[WildDog]

Is it bad I want to continue to use a dinosaur? Screw Microsoft Im going to keep doing things my way and continue to use my dinosaur as I please. They dont get my money either.

No is not bad at all.. Hell i still have computers that still run Win 95. But making updates cost money, is not like they clap their hands and get an update, it cost money. So they charging money for updates after an OS is no longer supported is not bad, in fact they are doing you a favour, they could just give you the middle finger and tell you "good luck with the exploits that people is going to find".

Now, in what possible way is Windows 7 better than 10? It runs on prehistoric PCs? It doesn't mean it's better, it only means your PC sucks, which indeed prevents you from switching to the better OS which isn't the problem.

What don't you know?? It's trendy to bash Microsoft, even if you started using PC 5 years ago..... When XP was released everyone was crying how superior Win 98 SE and XP was a crap... When XP supported did end and Windows 7 was the thing too use, they did cry on how much better XP is.....
Now that Win 10 is the thing too use, they cry on how awesome 7 is.....

About prehistoric PCs, that's one the reasson why Vista flooped... A lot of PC with hardware was that was barely able to run XP was shipped with Vista and for in some worst case, Vista Starter...... So people complained that their uber end PC that was barely able to run XP, was not working with a new brand OS.
Some of the issue were not really that hard to fix, hell Win 7 is pretty much that Vista with small fixes and a less annoying UAC.

 

[MaxiBash]

What?
Don't they think they have already enough money in the bank? They know many people use Windows 7. Why not promt them to move on to Windows 10?

 

[WildDog]

What?
Don't they think they have already enough money in the bank? They know many people use Windows 7. Why not promt them to move on to Windows 10?

But they did, they were giving free updates to Win 10 for a looooong time... That's how i got all my PC running windows 10 with their free upgrade program... But people were too busy bashing Microsofto for something...

 

[MaxiBash]

But they did, they were giving free updates to Win 10 for a looooong time... That's how i got all my PC running windows 10 with their free upgrade program... But people were too busy bashing Microsofto for something...

They can prompt them to buy it, it will even give them more money by instantly dropping support.
In fact, they still deliver Windows XP updates! Why won't it die yet?

 

[WildDog]

They can prompt them to buy it, it will even give them more money by instantly dropping support.
In fact, they still deliver Windows XP updates! Why won't it die yet?

They dropped XP a long time ago. Those registry hacks athat allows for updates, are for a special embedded versions of XP, they are not meant for the average joe and even MS cease to update that version of XP in less than a year.

 

[leon315]

My copy of win10 pro costed for 7€, just worth a pizza, so what holds you guys keep using old dinosaurs??

 

[WildDog]

My copy of win10 pro costed for 7€, just worth a pizza, so what holds you guys keep using old dinosaurs??

It's trendy to say you hate Microsoft and how they resctrict you and want to take your money!!! Yet they use and love Apple xD

 

[leon315]

It's trendy to say you hate Microsoft and how they resctrict you and want to take your money!!! Yet they use and love Apple xD

so you still love apple even they have you to pay TRIPLE for some shitty obsolete machine?? at least my win10pro worth less than a pizza... and you guys got triggered pretending M$ to support endlessly old OS

 

[WildDog]

so you still love apple even they have you to pay TRIPLE for some shitty obsolete machine?? at least my win10pro worth less than a pizza... and you guys got triggered pretending M$ to support endlessly old OS

I don't fell like writing a long post, so i will just copy this and let you figure out my last post.

"irony
ˈʌɪrəni/
noun

1. the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
   "‘Don't go overboard with the gratitude,’ he rejoined with heavy irony"
   synonyms: sarcasm, sardonicism, dryness, causticity, sharpness, acerbity, acid, bitterness, trenchancy, mordancy, cynicism; More"

 

[SkittleDash]

I miss XP... ;-;

 

[leon315]

I don't fell like writing a long post, so i will just copy this and let you figure out my last post.

"irony
ˈʌɪrəni/
noun

1. the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
   "‘Don't go overboard with the gratitude,’ he rejoined with heavy irony"
   synonyms: sarcasm, sardonicism, dryness, causticity, sharpness, acerbity, acid, bitterness, trenchancy, mordancy, cynicism; More"

YOOU mean the entire topic is a meme joke.... just to triggered some stingy asses who don't wanna move to win10

 

[nightking]

Guess I will migrate to Linux in a few years.

 

[WildDog]

Guess I will migrate to Linux in a few years.

But they use the same concept, OS are supported for a finite # of years

In fact if you have "legacy" hardware you are also stuck with very old distro of linux, or very basic ones.

 

[Pachee]

Windows 10 better?? Are you deluded in what possible way is windows 10 better lol

Windows 10 has faster booting because it basically doesn't reboot anymore, lots of parts of the system are kept in a "hibernated" mode like device driver states.
But that is all about it.