Short Bytes: Microsoft is ending the sales of PCs with preinstalled
Windows 7 and 8.1. This change will come into effect from October 31, 2016.
However, Redmond will continue to provide security fixes for these
versions.
While
Microsoft is aggressively pushing Windows 10 by partnering with different OEMs,
some customers are still buying new PCs powered by the older version of
Windows. If you are planning something similar in near future, hurry up!
Microsoft has officially declared
that Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs won’t be available in the market after
October 31, 2016. In other words, these operating systems are officially dead
for Microsoft’s money-making machine.
Microsoft’s support page mentions that
Windows 7 Professional, whose retail sales ended on October 31, 2013, won’t be
sold preinstalled on PC. The same applies for Windows 8.1.
This change will be implemented by
Microsoft’s royalty OEMs like Dell, HP, and Lenovo. They’ll now sell new
Windows PCs that’ll only run versions of Windows 10.
So,
what about my existing Windows 7 and 8.1 installations?
Contrary to what may seem, the older
versions of Windows aren’t dead. Microsoft will continue to roll out security
fixes via Windows Update. Windows 7 will receive updates until Jan. 14, 2020
and Windows 8.1 will be supported until Jan. 10, 2023.
This new step is also inspired by
the fact that Intel and AMD’s latest processors will only support Windows 10.
Still, you have the option to
install Windows 7 on your newer devices. But, be ready to move to Windows 10 in
future as Microsoft and OEMs don’t plan to deliver a long-time support.
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