Windows by the numbers: Windows 7 holds fast as pandemic upends everything
The coronavirus pandemic and its countless disruptions, from business closures to workers fleeing to home offices, appear to have stopped any big migrations from Windows 7 to Windows 10. Windows...
Windows by the numbers: Windows 10 hits late wall, stalls
With support for Windows 7 ending in January, the push to upgrade to Windows 10 continues. But the pace of Win10 adoptions stalled in November. Microsoft customers last month pressed...
Windows 7 to Windows 10 migration guide
With Windows 7 rapidly approaching the end-of-support deadline, it’s time to get cracking on upgrading your organization to Windows 10. Use this planner to help ensure a successful migration. All...
What happens after Windows 7’s retirement?
The January end-of-support deadline for Windows 7 is fast approaching. Here’s a rundown of some of the issues companies should keep in mind as that date draws near. The Redmond...
Microsoft starts nagging Windows 7 Pro users about end of support
As the January end-of-support deadline for the aged OS approaches, Microsoft is ramping up efforts to get users to move to Windows 10. Microsoft will soon begin nagging users running...
Windows by the numbers: Windows 10 continues to cannibalize Windows 7
Windows 10’s share of all PCs rose 1.4 percentage points in September as users continued to shift away from Windows 7 ahead of a January end-of-support deadline. Windows 10 last...
Microsoft Patch Alert: Welcome to the Upside Down
In July’s patches, Win7 basks in telemetry, the Win10 1903 RST upgrade block casts an unintentionally wide net, and we see problems with Visual Studio. Also: yet another fervent call...
Microsoft to soon start nagging Windows 7 users about looming end times
The so-called ‘courtesy reminders’ will be showing up on users’ PCs beginning in April, nine months before support for Windows 7 ends. Microsoft in April plans to begin nagging Windows...
Windows 7 add-on support to cost up to $350 per PC for 3 more years of patches
A Microsoft document offers details on how much it could cost companies to maintain Windows 7 PCs if they don’t migrate to Windows 10 by early next year. Microsoft will...
Windows 10 1809 fiasco may hinder enterprise migrations from Windows 7
The delayed delivery of Windows 10 October 2018 Update could put the pinch on companies looking to upgrade from Windows 7 before support for the aging OS ends next January....