Security updates Windows 7 extended until January 2023

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January 14, 2020 Microsoft will end support for Windows 7.

As you know, on January 14 2020 Microsoft will end support for Windows 7, at least for personal computers of private users. On the other hand, legal entities and companies can expect to pay advanced security updates (Extended Security Updates) for another three years — until January 2023, reports the online edition of the Chronicle.info with reference to overclockers.ua .

Previously, such programs were distributed only to corporate customers with large volume orders and FOR OS, the editions Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Enterprise. But this time Microsoft went for a meeting companies of all sizes.

In an official statement, said that Microsoft see progress customers towards Windows 10, but as companies are at different stages of the upgrade process, the management software giant takes this into account.

Purchasing extended security updates will happen through the Cloud Solution Provider program, however, as future migration to Windows 10. In any case, the use of Windows 7 is justified not only for the fresh equipment. For example, AMD AM4 and Intel LGA1151 from generation Kaby Lake (both 2017) does not have optimizations for Windows 7.

According to NetMarketShare, now running Windows 7 continue to run for approximately 28% of all desktop computers and laptops. The share of Windows 10 when it is 52%.

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