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Good post. Bump!
You were screwed at Windows 3.11....................
bkmk
To answer you question, you can keep using Windows 7 as long as you want. I still have a machine that I use about once a week that operates on Windows XP.
The computer does not know that Microsoft is no longer supporting it.
When I jump on my XP machine from my Windows 10 I think wow how much cleaner is this operating system. Windows 10 is okay but you will find the same, that Windows 7 is much nicer to work on.
I spent hours downloading the free Windows ten on my old computers which I love and spent umpteen minutes uninstalling junk as well as other functions which I consider an invasion of privacy. My old Microsoft Office still works well on the newer windows. I am grateful to the Freepers who helped provide guidance during the process. I’m a little technically challenged.
If you have a valid license for Windows 7, you can update to Windows 10 from Microsoft for free, since it will use the activated license for Windows 7.
bfl
Downloaded Win 10 on my desktop years ago. Still like XP better. Just downloaded it on my sister’s Win 7 laptop after years of avoiding it.
I did it three weeks ago. Works like a charm.
This die hard Windows 7 fan is just about ready to join the Windows 10 crowd (and yes I also have Loonix installed). Windows 10 actually runs smoother on the machines I've been testing on.
You can get legitimate Window’s 10 keys on eBay for under $10. All three of my computers have Windows 10 Pro keys I obtained that way. When I reinstall Windows 10 the key is automatically restored, which proves it is registered with Microsoft.
bump for later
I haven’t used Windows systems since the mid-’90s except for some on-site jobs for clients and virtual machine testing and documentation. These days, some of the Linux distributions are quite versatile and easier to install and run than Windows.
bfl
I’m treating the January 15th deadline exactly like I treated Y2K, by doing absolutely nothing.
Someone using win 7 and not having any issues with any apps now, and sees no need now for newer win 10 specific versions of any of their apps, and still gets updates in win 7 for their antivirus software likely does not have any need now to upgrade to win 10
someday in the future, their antivirus software will have upgrades that will no longer work in win 7, but most folks can wait until then
Bookmark.
I am still using VISTA as my main computer.
I do have a window 10 lap top I have connected to my television so I can watch YouTube and Amazon Prime on my big TV.
I absolutely hate windows 10.
Forced obsolescence. Imagine if car manufacturers refused to service your car after you had it for 7 years. Parts no longer available. Recalls eliminated. Refusal to repair critical functions.
The outcry would be loud.
But with an operating system, they deliberately and intentionally BREAK your computer if you don’t replace your operating system with a new one that will break many of the functions that are now working.
Car manufacturers would be thrown in jail. Why isn’t Microsoft and Apple management held responsible?