Karlston Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Microsoft’s full-screen Windows 7 upgrade prompts start next month Windows 7 end of support is January 14th, 2020 Microsoft has been notifying Windows 7 users about January’s end of support throughout 2019. Now, the company is making its notification prompts even bigger, as full-screen pop-ups to warn about the end of life of Windows 7. The full-screen notification will warn that “your Windows 7 PC is out of support,” and it will start appearing on January 15th, the day after support ends. Microsoft will warn Windows 7 users who haven’t upgraded that PCs are “more vulnerable to viruses and malware” due to a lack of security and software updates and no tech support. There will be three options to dismiss the message, including the ability to remind later, learn more, or don’t remind again. The full-screen prompt will remain on the screen until a Windows 7 user has interacted with it. Windows 7 support will end on January 14th, 2020, and Microsoft has been promoting Windows 10 as the main upgrade path for businesses and consumers. Windows 10 passed Windows 7 in market share earlier this year, and Microsoft’s latest operating system is now set to hit 1 billion devices next year. Source: Microsoft’s full-screen Windows 7 upgrade prompts start next month (The Verge) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Today is Patch Tuesday for the month of December, which means that Windows 7 has exactly one update left before its end of support. After that, the OS will be considered unsecure unless you're paying Microsoft for Extended Security Updates (ESUs). In the KB article for today's Windows 7 update, the Redmond firm outlined some things that will happen after January 14. Windows 7 users will begin to see a full-screen warning that their OS is no longer supported, and it will stay on the screen until you interact with it. It will be included on Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate, but it won't be on domain-joined machines or those that are in kiosk mode. The warning won't necessarily be telling you to go and upgrade to Windows 10. Rather, Microsoft wants you to buy a new Windows 10 PC. The company says that PCs built for Windows 7 are using 10-year-old technology, and a lot has changed since then. Obviously, newer hardware is faster, and it's more secure. Another thing that Microsoft points to is touch, something that became popular on Windows in the Windows 8 era. And oddly, the final bulletpoint is the Photos app, which makes it "easy and fun" to search for images. The full-screen notification is part of this month's Patch Tuesday update, so if you don't want to see it after January 14, your only option is to not install the update and become unsecure a month early, which probably isn't a big deal if you're willing to run an unsecure PC a month from now. Source: Microsoft will start giving Windows 7 users full-screen upgrade prompts for Windows 10 (via Neowin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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keyman Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Let's hope the "don't remind again" option really does what it says. With Microsoft, you can never be sure it won't pop up again out of the blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, keyman said: With Microsoft, you can never be sure it won't pop up again out of the blue. Indeed. And beware of clicking any cancel button on it, Microsoft may still interpret that as it did during the infamous GWX period as "Oh yes please Microsoft, update me to Windows 10" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyman Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 12 minutes ago, Karlston said: Indeed. And beware of clicking any cancel button on it, Microsoft may still interpret that as it did during the infamous GWX period as "Oh yes please Microsoft, update me to Windows 10" Very true, that experience was quite traumatic I hope by January somebody will have made some app to block the popup entirely. But then again, MS might just go ahead and update your computer by stealth. With these guys, you can never be sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 There's a Registry fix to stop it showing... Quote For those of you who can’t be bothered to dismiss the nag screen (or worry that it won’t go away as easily as Microsoft says), you can set this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\EOSNotify To have the value "DiscontinueEOS"=dword:00000001 We’ll be covering that nag and its aftereffects extensively as details unfold. Remember that more than a quarter of all Windows users are on Win7. Source: Woody Leonhard's article posted here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp68terr Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, Karlston said: There's a Registry fix to stop it showing... Likely something to integrate to win7 by default even for those who don't plan their w7 to connect to the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virge Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 January 14 is the date when support ends for Windows 7 and, from that day, Microsoft will begin filling screens with an alert that warns users about the need to upgrade. The full-screen warning will tell users that their “Windows 7 PC is out of support.” The message then goes on to warn Windows users that not upgrading will make their computers more vulnerable to viruses and malware. This is due to the fact that Microsoft will no longer push out security updates, software updates or have any tech support. The alert ends by saying: “Microsoft strongly recommends using Windows 10 on a new PC for the latest security features and protection against malicious software.” This alert will say rooted to the screen until the user either clicks to learn more or asks to be reminded later - it’s unclear how often it will pop up if users decide not to upgrade. Many might be surprised to see just how many people are still using Windows 7. According to NetMarketShare, as of November, this ageing OS was still being used by 26.86 percent of Windows fans. Windows 10 now has a 53 percent share. Explaining more about the end of Windows 7, the US firm said: "Microsoft made a commitment to provide 10 years of product support for Windows 7 when it was released on October 22, 2009. "When this 10-year period ends, Microsoft will discontinue Windows 7 support so that we can focus our investment on supporting newer technologies and great new experiences. "The specific end of support day for Windows 7 will be January 14, 2020. After that, technical assistance and software updates from Windows Update that help protect your PC will no longer be available for the product. "Microsoft strongly recommends that you move to Windows 10 sometime before January 2020 to avoid a situation where you need service or support that is no longer available. "You can continue to use Windows 7, but after support has ended, your PC will become more vulnerable to security risks and viruses. Windows will continue to start and run, but you will no longer receive software updates, including security updates, from Microsoft.” Source: https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/1216894/Microsoft-Windows-10-update-Windows-7-full-screen-prompts https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-7-to-show-full-screen-windows-10-upgrade-alerts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty6100 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Depending on how old the PC running Windows 7 is, one may have issues with hardware requirements, among other things. Some may have no choice but to stay on Win 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Taviruni Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 So What? I decided to not update my Win 7 (X86 and x64) PCs since December 2017, just before the debacle on January 2018 about MeltDown and Spectre updates making the OS slow. So far I have not gotten a single Virus/malware on my equipments, I use Avast free and as Browser FireFox, both updated and just to be sure all is fine I ran Malwarebytes Antimalware about once a month. Not a single problem so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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