Microsoft extends Windows 7 consumer support till 2020

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Just earlier today, we read that Microsoft decided to offer extended support for its Windows Vista operating system till April 2017. Now there is great news for Windows 7 consumers too!

windows7 lifecycle 600x186 Microsoft extends Windows 7 consumer support till 2020

Microsoft has announced that it will offer extended support for Windows 7 till January 14, 2020. Windows 7 mainstream support is scheduled to end in January 2015, till which time it will continue to receive feature updates along with security patches. But now with this revision, Windows 7 consumers will receive security updates till January 2015.

This chart explains the difference between Mainstream Support and Extended Support.

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Earlier, Extended Support was not offered for Consumer, Hardware, and Multimedia products, but this announcement marks a clear policy shift in the way Microsoft will be offering consumer products like Windows 7.

That is great news for Windows 7 users – especially for those who are not planning to upgrade to Windows 8.

You can see the details at the Microsoft Lifecycle website.

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  • jtennison

    This is great news! No need to upgrade to Windows 8 anytime soon (if ever)