Windows 7 Will Get Updates for Two More Years If You Pay

Windows 7 continues to be the world’s leading desktop operating system despite the rapidly approaching end of support in January 2020.

And since Microsoft has a hard time shrinking its market share and moving users to Windows 10, the company has already started its offensive to prepare the demise of Windows 7.

In addition to instructing partners to encourage the move to Windows 10 for their customers, Microsoft is now announcing that support for Windows 7 would be extended for two years.

This means that customers still on Windows 7 can get updates until 2023 if they purchase a custom update plan. Pricing hasn’t been disclosed because this is calculated based on a series of factors, and Microsoft will offer discounts to a series of customers who want to purchase Extended Security Updates (ESU).

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