Windows 7 only has one week to go, day by day. Next January 14, Microsoft’s operating system launched in 2009 will bow out. This does not prevent it from always enjoying great popularity with users.
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Next week, the January 14 more precisely, Microsoft to End Extended Support for Windows 7. If the operating system does not stop functioning, it means that it will no longer benefit from any patches. What to question the security of the system in case a flaw is discovered. If Microsoft strongly recommends its users to quickly migrate to Windows 10, it is clear that many do not follow his advice.
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Windows 7 is still on the rise, a few days before its abandonment
According to the statistics collected by statcounter, Windows 7 would still have a large number of followers. They would indeed 26.79% always use Microsoft’s operating system. Far ahead, we find Windows 10, which accounts for 65.4%. While the gap between the two versions of the OS may seem significant, the figures given by Statcounter indicate that at least one in four Windows users still have Windows 7 on their PC.
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If we refer to Net MarketShare, another analysis tool, the number of users of Windows 7 would be equivalent to that obtained on Statcounter. The site indeed reports that in December 2019, they were 26.26% of users to use Windows 7, against 54.89% in the case of Windows 10. What seriously worry Microsoft who, despite a meteoric surge in Windows 10 in recent months, still struggling to convert a large number of diehards.
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Despite everything, a final question arises: how many of all these machines are dedicated to businesses? Because, remember, professionals will always have the opportunity to take advantage of the extended support of Windows 7 beyond January 14, 2020. They will have to put their hands in the pocket for each position in their company and renew the update service annually from Microsoft, for a price that will double every year. However, individuals will have to migrate (whether to Windows 10 or another OS) or protect their system with a security solution, or even bypass the end of Windows 7 support using an unofficial trick.
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