Software Microsoft At least 100 million PCs still run Windows 7, one year after support ended People still love Windows 7 By Rob Thubron, December 31, 2020, 5:18 AM 89 comments
The Web Software Google extends Chrome support for Windows 7 by six months Windows 7 will support the browser until at least 2022 By Rob Thubron, November 23, 2020, 8:22 AM
Microsoft Software People won't abandon Windows 7, OS still found on almost a quarter of all devices And some people still use Vista! By Rob Thubron, August 6, 2020, 9:05 AM 107 comments
Microsoft Software Windows 7 is still used on a quarter of all PCs The vintage OS remains popular, months after Microsoft ended support By Rob Thubron, June 3, 2020, 10:29 AM 54 comments
Microsoft Software Windows 7 bug stopping users from shutting down their PCs Will Microsoft issue another free patch? By Rob Thubron, February 10, 2020, 7:14 AM 17 comments
Software Microsoft Microsoft issuing free Windows 7 fix after introducing bug in final updates The update was originally offered to paying customers only By Rob Thubron, January 27, 2020, 8:29 AM
Software Microsoft Free Software Foundation 'demands' Windows 7 be released as free software Anyone remember the Windows 7 Sins campaign in 2009? By Eric Hamilton, January 25, 2020, 7:08 PM 109 comments
Microsoft Software German government to pay Microsoft $886,000 after failing to upgrade from Windows 7 Extended security updates aren't cheap By Rob Thubron, January 22, 2020, 9:10 AM 23 comments
Software Microsoft Windows 7 still in use across hundreds of millions of PCs Windows 7 is dead, long live Windows 7 By Cohen Coberly, January 14, 2020, 4:05 PM 31 comments
Microsoft Windows 7 users can still upgrade to Windows 10 for free Microsoft never deactivated Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 validation in its media creation tool By Cal Jeffrey, January 14, 2020, 2:40 PM 45 comments
Microsoft Software UK intelligence agency warns against using Windows 7 for internet banking, email as Microsoft's OS reaches EOL No more security updates for consumers, starting today, though business customers can continue to pay for ongoing support By Humza Aamir, January 14, 2020, 7:37 AM 23 comments
Google The Web Google will keep supporting Chrome on Windows 7 for at least 18 more months Keep using the browser safely on Windows 7 until July 15, 2021 By Rob Thubron, January 10, 2020, 9:54 AM
Software Microsoft Microsoft will roll out full-screen Windows 10 upgrade prompts to Windows 7 users in January Official support for Windows 7 ends January 14, 2020 By Cohen Coberly, December 10, 2019, 3:38 PM 56 comments
Microsoft Software Windows 7 Pro consumers will now receive end of support notifications Time to say goodbye? By Humza Aamir, October 17, 2019, 6:58 AM 13 comments
Microsoft Software Microsoft offering some customers an extra year of free Windows 7 updates Good news for EA and ESA subscribers By Rob Thubron, August 27, 2019, 6:58 AM 18 comments
Software Microsoft Almost 50 percent of all PCs are now running Windows 10, research claims Windows 7 usage has dropped to 32 percent By Cohen Coberly, August 1, 2019, 6:12 PM 30 comments
Software Industry Many businesses are taking too long to migrate from Windows 7 Microsoft will stop supporting the OS in January By Rob Thubron, July 24, 2019, 8:33 AM 40 comments
Tech Culture Electronics Newly acquired voting tech may be vulnerable to attack Election 2020: new hardware, old software By James Miller, July 14, 2019, 11:10 AM 7 comments
Microsoft Security Microsoft patches major vulnerability in Windows 7 and XP to prevent another WannaCry-like security exploit Patches issued for Windows 7, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2 as well as the out of support XP and Server 2003 By Humza Aamir, May 15, 2019, 6:41 AM
Microsoft Software Windows 7 users won't let go of the aging OS Its market share fell by just 0.09 percent last month By Rob Thubron, May 3, 2019, 6:15 AM 63 comments
Software Microsoft Windows 7 users start to decline as Windows 10 reaches all-time high Is the end in sight for the old OS? By Rob Thubron, April 2, 2019, 4:40 AM 49 comments
Microsoft Software Microsoft rolls out Windows 7 end of support notifications Windows 7 support ends on January 14, 2020 By Shawn Knight, March 21, 2019, 10:19 AM 27 comments
Microsoft Windows 7 users to receive notifications about end of support date, encouraged to upgrade Microsoft isn't being as pushy this time By Rob Thubron, March 13, 2019, 5:25 AM 31 comments
Microsoft Software Windows 10 hits 800 million installs, likely to reach one billion milestone this year Microsoft says the OS has the highest customer satisfaction in Windows' history By Rob Thubron, March 8, 2019, 7:56 AM 14 comments
The Web Security Major Windows 7 zero-day discovered, enables privilege escalation in combination with another Chrome exploit Microsoft believes it only affects Windows 7 32-bit systems By William Gayde, March 8, 2019, 6:12 AM 14 comments