Archive for January 13, 2015

PSA: Windows 7 Mainstream Support Ends Today

Posted in Commentary with tags on January 13, 2015 by itnerd

If you still run Windows 7 because Windows 8 is absolutely horrible then you might be interested in knowing that today is the end of free support for Windows 7. That means Microsoft will no longer offer free help and support if you have problems with your Windows 7 install from today onwards. Also, no new features will be added to Windows 7. So if you want support going forward from today, you’ll have to pay up or upgrade to a newer Microsoft OS. Windows 7 will now enter extended support, which means that security updates will keep coming and the final end of support for Windows 7 will be reached January 14, 2020.