A Reminder - Windows 7 leaves Extended Support Today Jan 14th, will be EOL

RinaldoGandolphi

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet

Today will be the last day Windows 7 gets any security updates, or any support from Microsoft at all unless you are a corporate customer with a Windows E5, Microsoft 365 E5, Or a government E5 subscriber (Corporate/Government)

If your still on Windows 7, its time to move to Windows 8.1 (Supported until 2023) or ideally to Windows 10.

Expect ZOS to drop support altogether for Windows 7 zsoon just like they did with XP and Vista. No one supports EOL OS.

Its time to leave Windows 7 in the past where it belongs, it came out in 2009, its 11 years old. You will be vulnerable to unpatched security holes very soon. Patch Tuesday today will be the last hurrah of Windows 7.

Rest well Windows 7, you have done well.

sproattt

I still miss Win95 and XP.

RefLiberty

And for those who say, maaah patches sucks anyway, who cares, this is actual:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/01/cryptic-rumblings-ahead-of-first-2020-patch-tuesday/?fbclid=IwAR0vCi-BD3RaFJ3H7AE_vs6x7luqbD-ZcSdDbXsxgCWkqAkUTYlHkg1bX9s

TequilaFire

If you knew how many security holes are in Windows including the latest releases you would never turn on your PC.

Tommy_The_Gun

Windows XP was left without support for years...

And it still has updates occasionally lol...

TequilaFire

I still have an XP box that I run eprom programmers off of, it is doing just fine. lol

Casterial

TequilaFire wrote: »

If you knew how many security holes are in Windows including the latest releases you would never turn on your PC.

MAC has it to, it just depends on who wants to program in what language.

Tandor

There's no rush to abandon Windows 7, just follow normal safe internet usage etc and follow the advice of experts, such as here:-

https://www.askwoody.com/

In any event, it's always best to avoid installing Windows Updates for at least a week following their release so that they can be hotfixed or withdrawn if they give problems, and that means you won't actually be missing anything from the EOL until about the middle of February anyway. The expert sites will tell you if there's a Zero Day threat that requires more urgent action.

driosketch

I remember that I initially blocked the Win 10 update due to early reports that it messed with some older programs, ESO among them. Even after I installed ESO on a Win 10 laptop and it worked fine, I figured I'd wait to update to Win 10 on my main PC when I next upgraded. And I figured I'd probably upgrade around the time ESO shut down. (I'm honestly caught by surprise ESO outlived Win 7, no offense.)

My uncle reminded me just week ago about this deadline. A couple surprise car repairs have left me short on funds to do a complete upgrade. And a recent attempt to update another laptop with a Win 10 ISO was less than 100% successful.

So I could use some advice. I don't really do anything more intensive on my PC than play ESO and web surf. Should I back up my current Win 7 desktop, run the Win 10 disk and then buy a license from MS to activate it? Should I slink into Best Buy and just grab a moderate priced box? Updates are weekly, so I guess I also have time to order something online and wait for it to arrive. Are there any sites someone could recommend that offer decent customization options?

Lylith

i'll put (no)win 10 on the next machine i build and i'm in no hurry to do that, atm.

Tandor

driosketch wrote: »

I remember that I initially blocked the Win 10 update due to early reports that it messed with some older programs, ESO among them. Even after I installed ESO on a Win 10 laptop and it worked fine, I figured I'd wait to update to Win 10 on my main PC when I next upgraded. And I figured I'd probably upgrade around the time ESO shut down. (I'm honestly caught by surprise ESO outlived Win 7, no offense.)

My uncle reminded me just week ago about this deadline. A couple surprise car repairs have left me short on funds to do a complete upgrade. And a recent attempt to update another laptop with a Win 10 ISO was less than 100% successful.

So I could use some advice. I don't really do anything more intensive on my PC than play ESO and web surf. Should I back up my current Win 7 desktop, run the Win 10 disk and then buy a license from MS to activate it? Should I slink into Best Buy and just grab a moderate priced box? Updates are weekly, so I guess I also have time to order something online and wait for it to arrive. Are there any sites someone could recommend that offer decent customization options?

The original free upgrade to Windows 10 is still available, check out the site I mentioned above for general advice including on today's predictable doomsday scare, and you will also find a guide to running the upgrade here:-

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/139745-upgrade-windows-10-windows-7-free.html

rpa

Well the free update from 7pro to 10pro still worked for me few days ago. YMMV.

Download MediaCreationTool1909.exe under "Create Windows 10 installation media" from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 and use it to install Windows 10 on a computer with genuine Windows 7 or to create Win 10 install media.

I understand you should be able to roll back if things go ping but try it on your own risk!

Beardimus

rpa wrote: »

Well the free update from 7pro to 10pro still worked for me few days ago. YMMV.

Download MediaCreationTool1909.exe under "Create Windows 10 installation media" from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 and use it to install Windows 10 on a computer with genuine Windows 7 or to create Win 10 install media.

I understand you should be able to roll back if things go ping but try it on your own risk!

I'm surprised anyone is sat on Windows 7 whilst Windows 10 has been a free upgrade.

Konstant_Tel_Necris

I will better switch to linux with proton instead of Windows 10.
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/433344/elder-scroll-online-in-linux-using-proton-or-wine-standalone-or-steam-version/p1

Maxx7410

win 7 uffff old stuff

Tandor

Beardimus wrote: »

rpa wrote: »

Well the free update from 7pro to 10pro still worked for me few days ago. YMMV.

Download MediaCreationTool1909.exe under "Create Windows 10 installation media" from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 and use it to install Windows 10 on a computer with genuine Windows 7 or to create Win 10 install media.

I understand you should be able to roll back if things go ping but try it on your own risk!

I'm surprised anyone is sat on Windows 7 whilst Windows 10 has been a free upgrade.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it - even for free !

I was always surprised how many people fell for the latest new toy just because it was free...

Beardimus

Tandor wrote: »

Beardimus wrote: »

rpa wrote: »

Well the free update from 7pro to 10pro still worked for me few days ago. YMMV.

Download MediaCreationTool1909.exe under "Create Windows 10 installation media" from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 and use it to install Windows 10 on a computer with genuine Windows 7 or to create Win 10 install media.

I understand you should be able to roll back if things go ping but try it on your own risk!

I'm surprised anyone is sat on Windows 7 whilst Windows 10 has been a free upgrade.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it - even for free !

I was always surprised how many people fell for the latest new toy just because it was free...

More because it is just better (but am with you regarding Win8) And now it's EOL it's a moot point really.

Anhedonie

Once it's dropped, I might switch. Don't really play ESO that often anyway.