Once security updates are no longer being applied, your systems aren’t protected from new threats. They help protect against known threats and exploits that the operating system (OS) is vulnerable to.
Security updates are provided by the vendor – in this case Microsoft. While “technically” Windows 7 will still work after January 10, Microsoft will not provide any technical support for issues, no software updates and no bug or security fixes. Here’s what you need to know about the end of the Windows 7 ESU, and how to transition your machines to Windows 10 or higher. On January 10, 2023, the Windows 7 operating system will officially be unsupported. To help ease the transition to a new system, it offered Extended Security Updates, or “ESU” for eligible licenses. The software maker has yet to announce pricing for the product.In 2020, Microsoft announced that Windows 7 would be coming to the end of its lifecycle. A "Windows 7 Basic" will also be sold in emerging markets, Microsoft said. Microsoft has said that Windows 7 will come in five different editions in most markets-Starter, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate. "Depending on when we do it there will be the associated accounting for it," Veghte said. I've gotten a lot of e-mails suggesting Microsoft do something along those lines, but its comments this week were the first time I had heard it acknowledge that it was considering such a move.Īs for the technology guarantee program, it likely means that Microsoft will do some deferring of Vista-related revenue, though Microsoft again did not spell out details. The tech guarantee program is not beginning immediately, but Microsoft did raise the possibility it will offer some sort of lower-cost upgrade to those who are already using Windows Vista. As with past similar programs, details on pricing will be up to individual computer makers, although Microsoft did say the upgrade program will apply to Vista Home Premium and higher-priced editions (meaning not Windows Vista Basic).
The software maker also confirmed, without giving details, that it plans to offer some sort of "technology guarantee" giving those who buy Vista machines close to the Windows 7 launch a free or discounted copy of the new operating system. "The quality of code is just absolutely stellar." "We're locked and loaded for the launch," McKinney said. In an interview, Phil McKinney, chief technology officer of Hewlett-Packard's computer unit, said that he feels good about Microsoft's launch date.
Shortly after its release, Microsoft finally confirmed that it was aiming Windows 7 for a holiday 2009 release, something that was widely anticipated, but not confirmed by those in Redmond.
Microsoft made the near-final release candidate version available last month. "The feedback from the release candidate has been good," Veghte said.
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