Windows 7 Home? So sorry, you’re out of luck. If you can get it.įirst, it’s only available for those with Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise or Windows 7 Ultimate. Of course, the really smart thing to do if you refuse to leave Windows 7 is to bite the bullet and pay for Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU). That way you can still run your old apps and be relatively safe.
It’s what I use for dodgy operating systems. I recommend using Oracle VirtualBox on Linux Mint. If you really, really must keep running Windows 7, I can only suggest you run it on a virtual machine (VM) without networking on another operating system. Last, but not least, when new security holes are found in Windows 7 - and they will pop up - you’ll be wide open to attacks. Let’s also not forget that if something goes wrong and you call for help, it’s doubtful that you’ll get a helping hand for troubleshooting problems on an obsolete operating system. That’s because to protect a system they get so deep into it they can also be easily used as an attack vector. In fact, many developers see A/V programs as more harmful than helpful. Second, as former Firefox developer Robert O’Callahan and Google Chrome’s security chief Justin Schuh have pointed out separately, there is a lot of rotten code in A/V programs.
One of the best, Microsoft Security Essentials, dies on the same day as Windows 7 - today, remember? Windows Defender Antivirus? It was never available on Windows 7 and it’s sure not going to be ported over now! A/V programs don’t have a great track record of keeping up with the newest and nastiest malware. There’s a lot of new trouble coming along every day. No! Just no! Where to begin?įirst, antivirus (A/V) programs only protect you against known malware. They tell me they’ll be fine if they just keep updating their antiviral software. Indeed, just as in a lame action movie with a bomb countdown, as the clock ticks to zero on Windows 7, I’ve met some people who don’t plan on updating at all. But, as DAP’s numbers show, lots of people still haven’t made the move. Of course, many companies are simply retiring their old PCs and replacing them with newer models running Windows 10. If you want an alternative operating system, it will take you even longer.
Moving your data and applications to Windows 10 can take anywhere from hours to days. Even the simplest update scenario, upgrading to Windows 10, takes a minimum of three hours.
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