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Windows 7 released in 2009, and MS will keep issuing security patches until 2020. They also responded to this on Friday/Saturday of Easter weekend. There's not

Windows 7 released in 2009, and MS will keep issuing security patches until 2020. They also responded to this on Friday/Saturday of Easter weekend. There's not a whole lot you can blame MS for here, except for the bugs existing in the first place (which is all but inevitable given the size of the codebase and the amount of scrutiny under which various groups put it).

Markoff 10y ago
the problem is not really Windows, but hardware abandoned by manufacturers, my mother has perfectly good/sufficient computer for her needs running Win7, which can't be upgraded any further (wanted to upgrade from Vista to W10 or W8, to find the most recent I can get is W7) because of video drivers not supported anymore and there is not really workaround, so it would require buying new video card, which in the end means I might as well just buy for her new Android tablet an get rid off PC or might as well, just install there Linux in the end
- bigbugbag 10y ago
  The upgrade path from here is obvious enough: Linux.
- dsp1234 10y ago
  because of video drivers not supported anymore and there is not really workaround, so it would require buying new video card A cheap 1GB video card can be had for $25.[0][1] And it is currently supported for the Windows 10 platform.[2] Which is not to say that Linux and/or an Android tablet wouldn't be the best solution, just that the purchase and installation of a new video card is maybe not as expensive as would seem. [0] - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130880 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681413... [1] - https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%204093&IsNodeId=1 https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N... [2] - http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/112596/en-us http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/112596/en-...
  - Markoff 10y ago
    i am aware it's not so expensive, but compared to current value of computer is also not negligible amount anymore, thus i would not mind spending more money and have something more suitable for her needs, since she doesn't really need computer, though i would probably first try some up to date Linux distro
- throwaway2048 10y ago
  If you are concerned about abandoned hardware with no updates, android is definitely the wrong choice.
  - Markoff 10y ago
    this is truth only regarding official ROMs if you choose the right device
    - throwaway2048 10y ago
      no, because eventually drivers will not be updated, and you will be stuck on an old version, no matter what.
bigbugbag 10y ago
Hopefully you do not have a recent CPU as support for those will be dropped on any windows but 10. Microsoft tried to do this with skylake but met so much resistance that it pushed the date further for those and went on for the newer cpu only.
- SyneRyder 10y ago
  Not sure why you were downvoted. Microsoft started blocking security updates on Windows 7 & 8 for Ryzen and Kabylake CPUs as of yesterday. http://www.pcworld.com/article/3189990/windows/microsoft-blocks-kaby-lake-and-ryzen-pcs-from-windows-7-81-updates.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/3189990/windows/microsoft-blo...

Markoff 10y ago

the problem is not really Windows, but hardware abandoned by manufacturers, my mother has perfectly good/sufficient computer for her needs running Win7, which can't be upgraded any further (wanted to upgrade from Vista to W10 or W8, to find the most recent I can get is W7) because of video drivers not supported anymore and there is not really workaround, so it would require buying new video card, which in the end means I might as well just buy for her new Android tablet an get rid off PC or might as well, just install there Linux in the end

bigbugbag 10y ago
The upgrade path from here is obvious enough: Linux.
dsp1234 10y ago
because of video drivers not supported anymore and there is not really workaround, so it would require buying new video card A cheap 1GB video card can be had for $25.[0][1] And it is currently supported for the Windows 10 platform.[2] Which is not to say that Linux and/or an Android tablet wouldn't be the best solution, just that the purchase and installation of a new video card is maybe not as expensive as would seem. [0] - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130880 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681413... [1] - https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%204093&IsNodeId=1 https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N... [2] - http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/112596/en-us http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/112596/en-...
- Markoff 10y ago
  i am aware it's not so expensive, but compared to current value of computer is also not negligible amount anymore, thus i would not mind spending more money and have something more suitable for her needs, since she doesn't really need computer, though i would probably first try some up to date Linux distro
throwaway2048 10y ago
If you are concerned about abandoned hardware with no updates, android is definitely the wrong choice.
- Markoff 10y ago
  this is truth only regarding official ROMs if you choose the right device
  - throwaway2048 10y ago
    no, because eventually drivers will not be updated, and you will be stuck on an old version, no matter what.

bigbugbag 10y ago

Hopefully you do not have a recent CPU as support for those will be dropped on any windows but 10. Microsoft tried to do this with skylake but met so much resistance that it pushed the date further for those and went on for the newer cpu only.

SyneRyder 10y ago
Not sure why you were downvoted. Microsoft started blocking security updates on Windows 7 & 8 for Ryzen and Kabylake CPUs as of yesterday. http://www.pcworld.com/article/3189990/windows/microsoft-blocks-kaby-lake-and-ryzen-pcs-from-windows-7-81-updates.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/3189990/windows/microsoft-blo...