On Tuesday, January 10, Microsoft will release the latest security patch for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, after which official support for these operating systems will be discontinued. About informs ghack portal.
Users will be able to continue using their computers, but the lack of new patches with fixes can put the security of a device running Windows 7 or 8.1 at risk.
Despite this, enthusiasts from the 0patch platform have previously announced that they will support Windows 7 until at least 2025 by releasing security patches for this operating system. They also announced support for Microsoft Edge for Windows 7 until January 2025.
Windows 7 and 8.1 were released in 2009 and 2013 respectively. For many years, it remained the leader in terms of active users, even after the release of newer versions of Windows 7.
Formerly socialbites.ca saidThat Windows 10 is faster than the new Windows 11 in some scenarios.