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Original release date: October 17, 2019 Summary On January 14, 2020, Microsoft will end extended support for their Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems.[1] After this date, these products will no longer receive free technical support, or software and security updates...

Microsoft agaon sent the message about the end of support for win7 yesterday. When I read more, the msg also said that while it is possible to upgrade on an older pc, it is not advisable. What does everyone think about that. Also, can win7 upgrade to 10 for $0 with current key? I think I read...

Nearly a quarter of respondents expect their organization to run Windows 7 machines after the official end of support. Continue reading...

It seems that the mainstream support is ended but security continues till 2020, I think. Am I secure using this program until 2020? Is getting a disc with the same program for 2018 the best thing to do, then?

If I use my XP_SP3 disk to create a new virtual machine in VBox, is it possible to bring it up to date (i.e. to the 2014 end-of-support updates). Is there a list somewhere of XP-applicable KBs?

The security updates for Vista are also for Windows Server 2008. Windows Server 2008 will continue to get those updates until 2020 (edit: this is incorrect as Neemobeer points out below). You can make a simple registry change in Windows XP so that windows updates thinks it is Windows POS Ready...

A recent Essentials blog, displays the end of support date: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/18614/windows-essentials

Microsoft officially stopped supporting Windows 8 as of yesterday, the 12th January 2016. If you want to continue receiving support ( security updates etc) then one needs to either update to Windows 8.1 (free by the way) or downgrade to Windows 7. Support for Windows 8.1 ends in 2023 whilst...

Microsoft will officially end support for Windows 8 and older versions of Internet Explorer as the new year begins. They are asking users to upgrade to Windows 8.1 and the latest version of IE in order to receive continued security updates. read more Continue reading...

Today, Microsoft is announcing the end-of-support of the RC4 cipher in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11. Starting in early 2016, the RC4 cipher will be disabled by-default and will not be used during TLS fallback negotiations. There is consensus across the industry that RC4 is no longer...

After years of joking about the death of the not-so-legendary Internet Explorer, the moment has finally come. Microsoft announced it will end the era of the famed web browser that started it all. Continue reading...

Original release date: November 10, 2014 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system Overview Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Server 2003 operating system on July 14, 2015.Link Removed After this date, this product will no longer receive: Security patches...

To clear up something here, windows 8 is a valid operating system in its own right but you can… and yes MOST people should go to the free 8.1 upgrade. Now what happens if (for whatever reason) you don’t want to upgrade to 8.1? Retail support for windows 8 ends at the end of this month… that is...

Microsoft are making it known that support for Windows 7 and other products will soon be changing. Vista and Win 7 will see extended support until the early 2020's but it seems Microsoft wants to close the chapter that was originally called 'Longhorn'. Mary Jo Foley writes in her article: Ref...

Today being the 8th of April 2014 means that Microsoft have finally stopped supporting this amazing operating system. See the link below for more information. Ref: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-support-help

Original release date: March 10, 2014 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3) Operating System Microsoft Office 2003 Products Overview Microsoft is ending support for the Windows XP operating system and Office 2003 product line on April 8, 2014. [1] After this date...

Tomorrow marks the end of mainstream support for Windows Vista. That means that moving forward only security updates will be offered for free. Any issue with Windows Vista that requires a hot fix or... More...

Hello, As you know, today is Update Tuesday. Before I go into the bulletin details, however, I wanted to let you know that today we’re notifying customers that Windows XP and Office 2003 will go out of support in April 2014. We understand that preparing to deploy the latest versions of...

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) will reach the end of support on July 12, 2011. From that date onward, Microsoft will no longer provide support or free security updates for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). In order to stay secure and continue support you must upgrade to Service Pack 2...