11 June 2018

Microsoft to stop offering support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 in forums


Microsoft has announced that starting next month it will no longer be participating in the technical support forums for Windows 7, 8.1, 8.1 RT and numerous other products.

On the software front, the company says that it will also no longer provide support for Microsoft Security Essentials, Internet Explorer 10, Office 2010 and 2013 as of July. It is not just software that is affected. Microsoft is also stopping support for Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2, Surface RT, Surface 2, Microsoft Band and Zune. Some forums will be locked, preventing users from helping each other as well.

FYI: Windows 7 SP1 will drop out of support in 14th Jan 2020 - so there's still plenty of time to update your operating system or replace your PC!


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