Upgrade Soon, Windows 7 and 8 OS Services Stop in 5 Days!

Dream - Computer or laptop owners who are still using Windows 7 and 8 should switch to another operating system. In the next five days or on January 10, 2023, Microsoft will stop supporting both operating systems.

With this discontinuation, support services for updates, both system updates and security updates for both operating systems (OS), will be discontinued.

According to The Verge, this service discontinuation will mark the end of the journey for Windows 7 and Windows 8 OS.

Previously, the discontinuation of support for Windows 7 was actually announced by Microsoft since 2020.

However, at that time, users who paid for additional security patches for three years received support extension until 2023.

Meanwhile, support for Windows 8 was initially planned to be discontinued in 2016, although it was eventually extended through the Windows 8.1 version until 2023.

So, Windows 7 and Windows 8 users were supposed to have many opportunities to upgrade their OS to Windows 11 as the latest OS, or switch to newer devices.

Although considered an old OS, Windows 7 is still widely used by users. In 2021, it was estimated that Windows 7 was installed on 100 million devices.

Then, a survey conducted through Lansweeper software in October 2022 on 27 million Windows devices also showed that more PCs were running Windows XP, Windows 7, or Windows 8 operating systems compared to Windows 11.

Regardless of its large user base, Microsoft still encourages users to upgrade to Windows 10 or Windows 11.

The company also advises users to replace their devices if the current device does not support the two latest generations of Windows OS.