Windows 7 & Server 2008 End Of Life What You Need To Know

If you use Windows 7 in your business listen up.

Microsoft is going to stop supporting Windows 7 and Server 2008 as of January 14th 2020. What This Means For Your Business After January 14th of 2020 if your computer is running Windows 7 Microsoft will no longer be supporting software and security updates for your computers. At this time known and unknown vulnerabilities will no longer be patched for all Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 machines. This means your computers will be insecure from new and potentially older threats. Some software will no longer be supported going forward as well, as Microsoft updates requirements for their first party applications such as Office 365 applications as well as third party software will begin to no longer be supported for Windows 7 computers. What Are My Options? Option 1: Upgrade to Windows 10 This will allow you to be up to date and secure, running the latest operating system. We recommend checking that all of your software is compatible as well as your hardware before making the move. Option 2: Microsoft just announced it will be providing an option for paid Extended Security Updates. This will allow you to continue using Windows 7 but at a yearly cost. Do keep in mind this doesn't mean third party software providers will continue to support their software and continue to test it for Windows 7. Microsoft is set to announce further details in December of this year. Read more here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2019/10/01/windows-small-midsize-businesses-stay-secure-current/  

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