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The thread discusses the end of support for Windows 7, which officially reached EOL on January 14, 2020, leading to increased malware targeting the OS. The original poster highlights this security concern and provides a related article, while a secondary user questions Microsoft's decision to stop updating what was once the most common OS, suggesting it may be an effort to push users toward Windows 10. The original poster responds by explaining that maintaining multiple operating systems requires significant resources and that Windows 10 is more advanced than Windows 7. Overall, the discussion centers on concerns about security and Microsoft's update policies, with a neutral tone in assessing the transition.
Neemobeer

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If you weren't already aware, Windows 7 reached end of life this year on January 14th 2020. End of life or EOL means the operating system vendor, in this case Microsoft, will no longer develop updates to address security issues within the software. Partly due to the fact that Windows 7 has reached EOL the security community has seen a dramatic increase in malware targeting Windows 7.

For more details take a look at this article.
Researchers observed a 125% increase in malware targeting Windows 7 - Help Net Security
 

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It seems strange that Microsoft would stop developing updates for the most common version of their operating system. Even nowadays, there are almost twice as many Windows 7 users as there are Windows 10 users! Are they trying to force a shift towards Windows 10? In any case, it does seem like a questionable move on Microsoft's part. Thanks for the info
 
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It takes a lot of resources to maintain multiple OSes. Windows 7 is old and quite inferior to Windows 10 in almost everyone l every way.
 
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