Windows 7/Windows 10 - Part 2

@LindaOHio (222222)
United States
June 23, 2019 11:12am CST
Remember my posting about the fact that effective in 2020 Microsoft will no longer provide support or security updates for Windows 7; and everyone needs to purchase Windows 10? I need my computer experts out there to help me with this one. What about if I don't upgrade to Windows 10? Won't my regular security software protect me? Thanking you in advance for your feedback! Photo Credit: Pixabay
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Courtney Dutton
@MommyOfEli2013 (89458)
• Rupert, Idaho
25 Jun 19
Since I have Windows 10 already installed....I don't know an answer here. Hopefully someone else can answer though!
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
25 Jun 19
Apparently I'm stuck. I have to get 10.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
26 Jun 19
@MommyOfEli2013 What I'm afraid of is that a lot of my other software will no longer run on 10. I have 200 or so video games, my Office software, my photo editing software, etc. If I had to replace some of that I might as well buy a new computer with the updated software already installed. It's cheaper that way.
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Courtney Dutton
@MommyOfEli2013 (89458)
• Rupert, Idaho
26 Jun 19
@LindaOHio That is a bummer, I am sorry to hear that!
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Mrki Krki
@mrki444 (15162)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
23 Jun 19
You can use it but you don't have. Maybe even some softwares won't work for you, even security one.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
23 Jun 19
That's what I'm afraid of...that I will have to replace all my software.
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Mrki Krki
@mrki444 (15162)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
23 Jun 19
@LindaOHio We have to update everything. even if we don't like it.
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Zain Ullah
@zainkhan121 (858)
• Pakistan
26 Jul 19
It’s Microsoft that will stop providing security updates, other companies will have to announce the discontinuation for support on their own behalf. With Windows XP when Microsoft stopped supporting it, AV companies and other software manufacturers supported it for another 3 or 4 years as far as I remember, so you don’t have to worry about it like until 2025, maybe then you will be required to upgrade to Windows 10. I strongly recommend upgrading to Windows 10 as it has got a more user-friendly UI and overall experience is amazing with this version of Windows.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
26 Jul 19
Thank you for your comments. I'm going to upgrade before the end of the year on one computer anyway.