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Windows 7 still getting updates?

Tue Feb 18, 2020 9:29 pm

Wasn't Windows 7 supposed to "die" on Jan 14 2020?

My windows 7 PC is still getting security updates just fine and it's feb 18 2020.

What's going on? Was Microsoft just bluffing?
 
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Re: Windows 7 still getting updates?

Wed May 13, 2020 5:16 am

Hmm... Really interesting... Have you had any updates from that day?
 
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Re: Windows 7 still getting updates?

Wed May 13, 2020 9:56 am

There are a couple of out of band updates after the eol life.

You won't get many more...
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Re: Windows 7 still getting updates?

Wed Jul 08, 2020 3:15 pm

I guess this is it and no more updates will be released...
 
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Re: Windows 7 still getting updates?

Thu Jul 09, 2020 6:44 am

Dereck wrote:
I guess this is it and no more updates will be released...


Until the next freak out over some terrible wormable bug that absolutely must be patched or see the end of the internet/world.
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Re: Windows 7 still getting updates?

Thu Jul 09, 2020 3:35 pm

Aranarth wrote:
Until the next freak out over some terrible wormable bug that absolutely must be patched or see the end of the internet/world.

Or when they have an agenda to push.
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Re: Windows 7 still getting updates?

Fri Jul 10, 2020 12:11 am

Flying Fox wrote:
Aranarth wrote:
Until the next freak out over some terrible wormable bug that absolutely must be patched or see the end of the internet/world.

Or when they have an agenda to push.

You have given very good information, Microsoft rolls out new Edge to Windows 7 via Windows Update.
 
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Re: Windows 7 still getting updates?

Fri Jul 10, 2020 7:24 am

Flying Fox wrote:
Aranarth wrote:
Until the next freak out over some terrible wormable bug that absolutely must be patched or see the end of the internet/world.

Or when they have an agenda to push.


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Re: Windows 7 still getting updates?

Wed Dec 16, 2020 7:52 am

It's now mere weeks until Windows 7 is no longer supported by Microsoft.The end date for support has been reached, and Microsoft is keen for people to upgrade to Windows 10 to avoid having insecure computers that don't receive updates.

But not all security updates are being dropped. Having previously said that Microsoft Security Essentials would no longer receive updates when Windows 7 support ends, the company has indicated that updates will in fact continue to be released.

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