Microsoft is facing criticism for ending support for all but enterprise customers paying for extended support, but it’s worth noting that Apple faces no criticism for constantly upgrading iOS and MacOS and for (rather quickly) ending support for legacy versions of those OSes. However, nothing lasts forever, and with Windows 7 end-of-support originally announced way back in 2015, the end ultimately arrived on January 14, 2020. Lessons learned from Windows XP, and especially Vista, allowed Microsoft to build a stable operating system that only required one Service Pack, despite being in use for over 10 years. Windows 7 has been Microsoft’s most successful operating system and, it’s safe to say, one of the most loved. Every company is different, and your circumstances are likely to vary. This is my opinion and should be taken as advice only. In this article, I will offer some advice to businesses of all sizes that may need to continue using Windows 7, while understanding the risk.

“Doomsday is here! The sky is falling! Windows 7 is out of support and all hell will break loose!” – or, at least, that’s what some cybersecurity experts and press outlets want you to think.

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