Microsoft has officially ended the free help and support for Windows 7.

It will also not release any new features for Windows 7.

It sold over 100 million copies in six months after release and still remains hugely popular.

Microsoft ends free support for ageing yet popular Windows 7 operating system

Microsoft introduced its successor, Windows 8 and subsequent updates with a radical change in the user interface.

The extended support which is chargeable ends on 14th Jan, 2020.

However Microsoft will continue issuing security fixes and patches for vulnerabilities and flaws discovered by security researchers.

Microsoft ends free support for ageing yet popular Windows 7 operating system

Only in rare cases, you will find cyber criminals exploiting Windows XP or Windows 98 vulnerabilities today.

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source: www.techworm.net