[dennisw]

Windows 7 will be updated until 2020. I have kept windows 7 and did not take Microsoft’s free offer of Windows 10.

After 2020 I will move to windows 8.1 or Linux. I might put Mint Linux 17.3 on a spare computer right now...in fact I should.

[huldah1776]

LOL doubt my laptop will last that long. Maybe I’ll build my own.

[Dan(9698)]

I just saw an announcement that Microsoft will soon make
an automatic upgrade to Win10.

If so supporting Win7 to 2020 is pointless.

[Justa]

I run Windows 7 and Virtual-Box with XP SP3. In honor of this thread I’ve just installed a Linux Mint 17.3 Virtual Machine (VM). I can be in all 3 at once using Windows audio, Linux web browsing and XP gaming. THAT is what I call multi-tasking. Doing more stuff than I can track. And mint 17.3 is supported thru 2019. It’s polished, with online resources, updates and package installs much like a tablet or smart phone.

I use Oracle’s (free) Virtual Box and install OSs into virtual machines. They can run windowed or full screen. I like windowed since it’s quicker to bop between OS applications. I can have as many OSs as I want as long as I have the disk space and licenses (or not). I run 20-year old 16-bit software on my virtual XP machine within a Windows 7 session.

[rdl6989]

I made the jump to Windows 10, but I should have kept 7. I’m getting rid of this old laptop soon anyway. I’ve also got a macbook.