Time is up for Windows 7, one of the best operating systems released for Microsoft. As of today, critical security updates for that operating system will no longer be released. This implies that Windows 7 support has ended and any vulnerability will not be corrected by Microsoft, leaving anyone still using this operating system exposed.
On January 14, 2020, Microsoft stopped releasing conventional updates for Windows 7. Now it only received security updates to fix high-risk critical vulnerabilities. This is considered a grace period and as of today, January 10, 2023, these updates will no longer be released.
Despite the warnings, his presence is still prominent
There are no certain data regarding the use in the world of windows 7, but it is estimated that there are still several Hundreds of millions of users who use it. Starting today, your systems will be vulnerable to attacks if a critical security flaw appears.
hardware and software statistics Steam show how onlyl 0.11% of users use Windows 7. Possibly they are users who no longer use the platform for the most part, but the figure is residual. The same does not happen with other data sources.
Mozilla collects hardware and software data from users and shows that more than 12% of the users who use the firefox browser They do it since Windows 7. StatCounter, a fairly specialized and quality metrics website, gives us other worrying data. In October 2022, the number of Windows 7 users was below 10%. Curiously, the data for December show strong growth, reaching a 11.2% of Windows 7 systems
Now what is left is for these users to move to Windows 10 or Windows 11. Possibly, no user with Windows 7 meets most of the requirements of Windows 11. The normal thing would be move to windows 10something that is simple and free. If you have a genuine copy of Win7, you can upgrade for free with the same license. Otherwise, Windows 10 can be downloaded and installed at no cost to the user.
The good thing is that the statistics show that only 5.6% of Spaniards use a computer with Windows 7. It is quite likely that a considerable part comes from institutions such as schools, where it is usually difficult to update computer equipment.
Windows 8 is leaving too
Not only does support for Windows 7 end, support for Windows 8 also ends. This operating system went unnoticed for being highly focused on tablets. Really, no one has ever fully understood this operating system that did not take reality into account.
According to StatCounter data, in the world only 0.7% of the systems use this software and in Spain, the figure is reduced to less than 4%.
The same thing happens here as before, we can move to Windows 10 with the same license, without paying for a new one. We can also install this operating system for free without paying a license.
Actually, Windows 10 is quite even with Windows 7, being two good operating systems. The misfortune is that Microsoft has released a botched operating system optimized for Intel processors. Let’s hope it takes a long time for W10 support to end.
