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    Windows 7 is dead: How to stay as safe as possible after the security updates stop

    Feb 04, 2020 5 minutes
    BY BRAD CHACOS

    Windows 7 is one of the best things Microsoft ever released. The much-adored operating system wooed back users who reviled the disappointing Windows Vista, and it remained a comfortable refuge during the even bleaker Windows 8 era.

    Even today, with Windows 10 fixing Windows 8’s worst mistakes and standing as a superb desktop operating system of its own, a legion of vocal PC enthusiasts swears by Windows 7. Why? Because it stays out of your way, and it just works.

    Until January 14, 2020, when Microsoft ends Windows 7’s extended support. Windows 7 is dead.

    Your PC will keep operating, of course. Microsoft isn’t literally pulling the plug on your devices. But Windows 7 won’t receive any more updates or security patches, meaning your PC will also be—you’re on your own, and the Internet can get nasty.

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