{"id":2717,"date":"2019-07-16T14:56:10","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T18:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abletp.net\/?p=2717"},"modified":"2020-10-13T13:04:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T17:04:00","slug":"our-beloved-windows-7-is-being-dumped-by-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abletp.net\/uncategorized\/our-beloved-windows-7-is-being-dumped-by-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"Our beloved Windows 7 is being dumped by Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Since starting in the technology industry 20 years ago, I\u2019ve\nseen no other desktop operating system as loved by end users as much as Windows\n7. It hasn\u2019t always behaved perfectly but it was a significant step forward in\nstability over its predecessors, had some nice usability features, and looked\nclose enough to Windows XP that no one needed training just to start using it.\nUnfortunately, all good things must come to an end. Windows 7 is 10 years old,\nwhich is like 187.5 in human years. It deserves a break and Microsoft is giving\nit one by way of not offering security updates past January 14th<\/sup> of\n2020. Don\u2019t panic, it\u2019s not all bad. While Windows 10 was a bit flakey in the\nbeginning, Microsoft has been constantly updating it. Not only for security,\nbut compatibility, and more surprisingly, usability based on customer feedback.\nYou may be surprised to know that Windows 10 has now been out for almost 4\nyears. We\u2019ve been using it almost since the beginning and it has really grown\non us. Most applications that run in Windows 7 work fine in Windows 10, the\nStart Menu is back, multi-monitor support is much better, and it often runs\nfaster than Windows 7 on the same hardware. Some of your computers may be\neligible for upgrade while others may need to be replaced. Either way, it\u2019s\ntime to start planning and budgeting for these upgrades. If you are one of our\nFully Managed or Monitoring Only clients, we can easily run a report of which\ncomputers need to be upgrade or replaced. If you haven\u2019t heard from us already,\nexpect a call soon to get the ball rolling on these important upgrades. Having\neven one Windows 7 computer in the environment with internet access past\nMicrosoft\u2019s end of support date can significantly impact security for the\nentire company. Windows 7 will quickly become a target for hackers that know\nexploits they find won\u2019t be quickly fixed or fixed at all by Microsoft as in\nthe past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P.S. Also in the same boat is Microsoft Server 2008 R2 which\nis part of Small Business Server 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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