Microsoft's Support for Windows 7 Will End Next Year

Microsoft will only support Windows 7 until 2020, after which this popular operating system will be left without support. Windows 7 is one of Microsoft's most successful operating systems, and many Windows users have not yet transitioned to Windows 10 due to its high performance. However, the lack of support for this operating system could be bad news for these users, as it will gradually become filled with security vulnerabilities, making computers equipped with this system good targets for hackers. In the past, after Microsoft ended support for Windows Vista in April 2017, Windows Vista became 'one of the most dangerous' operating systems in the world. Microsoft wants to encourage its users to switch to Windows 10 to focus more of its efforts on developing this operating system. This way, Microsoft can provide Windows with fewer problems. The company has also provided an option for some companies and organizations that still want to use older versions of Windows to receive support from Microsoft by paying an increasingly growing fee. This has also happened before with Windows XP. Some experts believe that Windows XP and Windows 7 are among the 'best' Windows versions in history, which is why many companies still insist on using these systems. These operating systems usually work well with older computers for some organizations, while Windows 10 often performs very slowly on older computers and has many issues even on new computers. These issues became critical in the last two updates of Windows 10. In the fall of 2018, many problems arose following a new update of Windows 10, prompting Microsoft to temporarily halt the update to fix the issues. During this time, some users reported that certain files were deleted from their computers after the update. Some users reported that software compatibility with Windows was lost after the new update. Others stated that their systems experienced hardware problems. This issue worsened in the spring of 2018, with some users encountering the infamous 'blue screen of death' multiple times, and some systems suffered serious damage. In recent years, Microsoft has tried to make Windows 10 compatible with various devices while also increasing the security of this operating system. The company also aims to align this operating system with augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and other software developments. Many of these features are not useful for many users but result in heavy updates that slow down their computers. These factors have led many individuals to turn to other operating systems. This, along with the rise of smartphones, a market Microsoft has relinquished, has caused the company to lose more market share every day. The company recently announced that Windows 10-based smartphones will only be supported until the end of 2019. The use of Windows has been declining for several years, and one of the latest statistics shows that this operating system lost about 170 million users in one year.