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I agree. But 7 is outright dangerous to have internet connected, I hope you are not using it or recommending others to use Win7 my god. The TPM shit can also

I agree. But 7 is outright dangerous to have internet connected, I hope you are not using it or recommending others to use Win7 my god. The TPM shit can also be bypassed but yes I don't like it either.

BlueTemplar 3y ago
Why wouldn't I use it (for games) ? BTW Microsoft still does monthly security updates for it.
- Unfrozen0688 3y ago
  No ESU has ended. https://www.zdnet.com/article/say-goodbye-to-windows-7-as-microsoft-ends-extended-support/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/say-goodbye-to-windows-7-as-mi...
  - BlueTemplar 3y ago
    What are those patches then ? They claim to be security-related.
    - Unfrozen0688 3y ago
      Yes, ESU is extended Windows Update. But it ran out for Windows 7 in 2023.
      - BlueTemplar 3y ago
        Ah, found it : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malicious_Software_Removal_Tool https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malicious_Software_Removal_Too... > Despite Microsoft ending general support for the Windows 7 operating system in 2020, updates are still provided to Windows 7 users via the standard Windows Update delivery mechanism. And still are (for now). Of course : > MSRT does not offer real-time protection. It scans its host computer for specific, widespread malware, and tries to eliminate the infection.
        Unfrozen0688 3y ago
        That is antivirus updates delivered over Windows Update, not Windows Security Updates.
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- fearedbliss 3y ago
  You definitely should continue to use Windows 7 (for games in an offline capacity). Nothing wrong with that and it's exactly what you should be doing for gaming with old games. I legally own Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 10 Pro, and use both of them for playing my old (and wonderful) collection of games. It's the same thing you would do either with just owning a Gameboy/N64/PS1/PS2, etc, or for the desktop case, trying to emulate old hardware on X platform. The former here is more applicable than the latter of course, but both are perfectly valid when speaking about systems used in an offline capacity.

BlueTemplar 3y ago

Why wouldn't I use it (for games) ? BTW Microsoft still does monthly security updates for it.

Unfrozen0688 3y ago
No ESU has ended. https://www.zdnet.com/article/say-goodbye-to-windows-7-as-microsoft-ends-extended-support/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/say-goodbye-to-windows-7-as-mi...
- BlueTemplar 3y ago
  What are those patches then ? They claim to be security-related.
  - Unfrozen0688 3y ago
    Yes, ESU is extended Windows Update. But it ran out for Windows 7 in 2023.
    - BlueTemplar 3y ago
      Ah, found it : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malicious_Software_Removal_Tool https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malicious_Software_Removal_Too... > Despite Microsoft ending general support for the Windows 7 operating system in 2020, updates are still provided to Windows 7 users via the standard Windows Update delivery mechanism. And still are (for now). Of course : > MSRT does not offer real-time protection. It scans its host computer for specific, widespread malware, and tries to eliminate the infection.
      - Unfrozen0688 3y ago
        That is antivirus updates delivered over Windows Update, not Windows Security Updates.
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fearedbliss 3y ago
You definitely should continue to use Windows 7 (for games in an offline capacity). Nothing wrong with that and it's exactly what you should be doing for gaming with old games. I legally own Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 10 Pro, and use both of them for playing my old (and wonderful) collection of games. It's the same thing you would do either with just owning a Gameboy/N64/PS1/PS2, etc, or for the desktop case, trying to emulate old hardware on X platform. The former here is more applicable than the latter of course, but both are perfectly valid when speaking about systems used in an offline capacity.