You can upgrade Windows 7 for free! Why wouldn’t you? - Help Net Security

You can upgrade Windows 7 for free! Why wouldn’t you? - Help Net Security

“Doomsday is here! The sky is falling! Windows 7 is out of support and all hell will break loose!” – or, at least, that’s what some cybersecurity experts and press outlets want you to think. In this article, I will offer some advice to businesses of all sizes that may need to continue using Windows 7, while understanding the risk. This is my opinion and should be taken as advice only. Every company is different, and your circumstances are likely to vary.



Background


Windows 7 has been Microsoft’s most a successful operating system and, it’s safe to say, one of the most loved. Lessons learned from Windows XP, and especially Vista, allowed Microsoft to build a stable operating system that only required one Service Pack, despite being in use for over 10 years.


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