windows 7 end of life

An ATM in Manchester briefly refused to accept a standard PIN entry and instead presented a full Windows 7 Professional login prompt, exposing the desktop behind the cashpoint and raising a familiar but important set of operational-security questions about legacy operating systems, ATM lifecycle...

Microsoft quietly ended the publication of Windows 7 drivers to Windows Update on June 17, 2021, a move designed to avoid breaking unpatched systems after the expiration of legacy SHA‑1 signing infrastructure — but the decision has cascading implications for consumers, small businesses and...