Windows 7 Users Might Get a Free Upgrade to Windows 11

Tom's Hardware ^ | Jun 17, 2021 | Nathaniel Mott

[Bob434]

I’ll give that a try first. I do have wi dows 10 on an old HD (I have several that were dying) but never really liked windows 10 so I went and put my 7 HD back on, maybe I can revert the windows 10 back to 7 on the old drive and then upgrade to 11 too, just to have an emergency backup drive incase my windows 7 machine goes down and I want to have a change for a bit. I have a couple fo older drives wit windows 7, so al. Won’t be lost if something ghappens,

Lol I have so. Many older drives I’m losing track of what is what 😆

[Leaning Right]

But what about upgrading my Windows Millennium Edition computer to Windows 11? There’s no mention of that. I’m sick and tired of Microsoft discriminating against us Windows Me guys.

I think I’ll write Joe Biden about this. He’s probably running Windows Me too.

[Semper Vigilantis]

I run Windoze 7 in a virtualbox on my Linux machine. I need it for my accounting software, otherwise I would have quit MS after XPsp2.

[cymbeline]

“You get what you pay for.”

Does Windows 11 require monthly licensing payments?

[mountainlion]

I upgraded to Apple thank you. 8.0 was the last straw. Bill Gates does not help either.

[Red Badger]

If it’s ‘free’ it’s probably worth every penny...................

[Bob434]

I don’t think you can download from ms if you have just an oem serial key can you? (Well, I think you can down,old, but it won’t let you install and register if you have oem if I’m remembering right? Seems I ran into problems for so e reason because my version. Of windows is oem, but I can’t rerecall. Exactly what the problem was

[butlerweave]

My brother in law gave me a few old Dell small form factor desktops with windows 7 and I used the win 7 key on their sticker to upgrade them to win 10 so it should work for win 11 if win 11 can run on the computer

[Bob434]

Yup me too. Best of the windows line in my opinion. There is supposedly an Independant site that has ongoing security updates for windows 7. Someone on fr posted a link awhile back. Not sure how legit the site is or not, didn’t look into it much at the time. Hopefully it’s, egitl

[E. Pluribus Unum]

You can get the ISO from a lot of places. I have a 64-bit Windows 7 ISO stored in the cloud. I can give you a link privately if you want.

[Bob434]

Ha! 😆 I Hated that version!

[TomGuy]

Question, can we who have windows 7 down load the iso and try it out on say a other hd?

What I did with 7 and 10: I had an extra 1 TB hard drive. I cloned the Win7 and used that HD to upgrade to 10. I still have that original and have not kept it upgraded. I use the 7 HD/Desktop daily.

If this 11 thing does come about, I may do the same -- clone 7 onto the 10 HD and let it update to 11.

I use Macrium Reflect [free for home use] to create images/clones of HD partitions.

[Mariner]

I don’t understand why MS continues to offer a lifeline to 7 users. MOST of whom are corporate users.

They should just walk away from 7 and let the chips fall where they may. That includes ALL support for 7.

Well over 90% of clients will make the shift. The others cost too much money to keep on the tit.

[Still Thinking]

And [most of] the spyware, depending on how many “updates” you allow.

[thescourged1]

Bfl

[Gay State Conservative]

Windows 7 is my favorite version...by far.

[Bob434]

I have the iso for 7, but i don’t have a key to upgrade to another version. I can reinstall my home version, but that’s it. I can’t really recall now, but I also ran into problem when trying to get windows 10 too, after they went to pay. I can Install it, but can’t register it of course. But can still use it ‘limited, (just can’t customize 5hings like des,top , wallpaper etc, no big deal real.y. I just don’t, et it update)

[bicyclerepair]

Why should I compromise a perfectly running win7 pc?

[Mariner]

“I run dual boot Kubuntu & Win 7 Pro because”

A lot of people like to treat their tools like toys.

Nothing wrong with that for those who have that interest.

But most folks just want a tool that is easily accessible, easy to use and requires as little thought as possible. Not unlike a hammer.

That’s me. After over 40yrs in the tech business the “toy” has worn off.

I upgraded from 7 to 10 by clicking “yes” about 2 years ago. That flawless upgrade is still running, without my intervention on auto update.

I have nothing to complain about whatsoever.

[Bob434]

I use that too, great program. I have a number of windows 7 hds as backup incase my main drive fails, and I have backups of windows 7 in my. Macrium folder tools additional protection.