On January 13, 2015, Microsoft will stop mainstream support for Windows 7
Microsoft ended its support for Windows XP on April 2014, but now comes their own wake up call. Microsoft has formally announced that mainstream support for Windows 7 which is still an extremely popular operating system will end on 13 January 2015 – just 5 months away. . But you'll still be able to use it safely for another five years.
Of course January 2015 will be much sooner than many people will have expected, especially the high profile attention given to the end of Windows XP support 13 years after release. By comparison Windows 7 is less than five years old.
That means no new Service Packs or features will be released. This is wholly different from the end of ‘Extended Support’ which is what happened to Windows XP on 8 April 2014.
Windows XP ended its support but you can try REGISTRY HACK to continue to deliver security updates till April 9th, 2019 let you extend for another 5 years http://blogmytuts.blogspot.com/2014/05/get-windows-xp-security-update-until.html
Extended Support is the big one: no more security patches when hackers find holes, no performance improvements, nothing – the OS is effectively dead. Windows 7 Extended Support will not end until 14 January 2020. For comparison Windows XP Mainstream Support ended back on 8 April 2009.
Vista mainstream support ended on April 10, 2012. Extended support will end on April 11, 2017, so you can continue to use Vista for another two and a half years plus.
Consequently most can breathe a sigh of relief, especially with Windows 7 currently running on over 50% of PCs around the world. If Windows XP was hard to kill remains World's Second most popular OS, Windows 7 is likely to be even harder.
http://blogmytuts.blogspot.com/2014/08/xp-remains-worlds-second-most-popular.html
Now Pressure Builds On Windows 9, If that doesn't put you at ease, consider this: XP's mainstream support ended in April, 2009. It caused no problems whatsoever. Millions continued to use XP for another five years without people like me warning them of dire consequences. Windows 7 won't be any different.
Source: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle
For the record those who still want to buy Windows 7 instead of Windows 8 will also need to be snappy. Sales of Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium and Ultimate will formally end on 31 October 2014, though a date to end sales of Windows 7 Professional has yet to be established.
Interestingly Microsoft has also revealed end of Mainstream Support for a number of its other platforms including Windows Server 2008, Windows Storage Server 2008, Exchange Server 2010, Windows CE 5.0 and Windows Phone 7.8. The last of these is most interesting with Mainstream Support ending on 9 September 2014. Extended Support will then continue for another 18 months.
Of course January 2015 will be much sooner than many people will have expected, especially the high profile attention given to the end of Windows XP support 13 years after release. By comparison Windows 7 is less than five years old.
That means no new Service Packs or features will be released. This is wholly different from the end of ‘Extended Support’ which is what happened to Windows XP on 8 April 2014.
Windows XP ended its support but you can try REGISTRY HACK to continue to deliver security updates till April 9th, 2019 let you extend for another 5 years http://blogmytuts.blogspot.com/2014/05/get-windows-xp-security-update-until.html
“Every Windows product has a lifecycle. The lifecycle begins when a product is released and ends when it’s no longer supported,” the company explained. “Knowing key dates in this lifecycle helps you make informed decisions about when to upgrade or make other changes to your software.”
End of support
End of support
refers to the date when Microsoft no longer provides automatic fixes,
updates, or online technical assistance. This is the time to make sure
you have the latest available update or service pack
installed. Without Microsoft support, you will no longer receive
security updates that can help protect your PC from harmful viruses,
spyware, and other malicious software that can steal your personal
information. For more information go to
Microsoft Support Lifecycle
.
Extended Support is the big one: no more security patches when hackers find holes, no performance improvements, nothing – the OS is effectively dead. Windows 7 Extended Support will not end until 14 January 2020. For comparison Windows XP Mainstream Support ended back on 8 April 2009.
Vista mainstream support ended on April 10, 2012. Extended support will end on April 11, 2017, so you can continue to use Vista for another two and a half years plus.
Consequently most can breathe a sigh of relief, especially with Windows 7 currently running on over 50% of PCs around the world. If Windows XP was hard to kill remains World's Second most popular OS, Windows 7 is likely to be even harder.
http://blogmytuts.blogspot.com/2014/08/xp-remains-worlds-second-most-popular.html
Now Pressure Builds On Windows 9, If that doesn't put you at ease, consider this: XP's mainstream support ended in April, 2009. It caused no problems whatsoever. Millions continued to use XP for another five years without people like me warning them of dire consequences. Windows 7 won't be any different.
Source: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle
Sales End Soon
For the record those who still want to buy Windows 7 instead of Windows 8 will also need to be snappy. Sales of Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium and Ultimate will formally end on 31 October 2014, though a date to end sales of Windows 7 Professional has yet to be established.
Interestingly Microsoft has also revealed end of Mainstream Support for a number of its other platforms including Windows Server 2008, Windows Storage Server 2008, Exchange Server 2010, Windows CE 5.0 and Windows Phone 7.8. The last of these is most interesting with Mainstream Support ending on 9 September 2014. Extended Support will then continue for another 18 months.
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