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To: dayglored
In a twisted sense, it will be a relief when January 2020 comes around and Windows 7 officially becomes "unsupported". Meaning no more updates.

Yeah, that means it will get increasingly risky to use it for web surfing.

But the fact that after many years of pushing Windows 10 down everyone's throat, Win7 still has half of the Windows user base, means that a heck of a lot of people are more than willing to take that risk.

Not sure I would want to continue using Win 7 for any bank or investment account when the security patches stop.

8 posted on 12/06/2018 10:36:16 PM PST by CatOwner
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To: CatOwner
> Not sure I would want to continue using Win 7 for any bank or investment account when the security patches stop.

I would strongly recommend against it. Then again, I wouldn't use Win10 either. Personally I use non-Windows systems for financial or other critical online work. Smaller attack surface and far fewer active exploits in the wild for Mac and Linux.

I love Win7, and will not voluntarily switch to Win10 except for compatibility testing of my software. When I think Win7 have at last run its course, I'll be using Mac and Linux systems for anything that doesn't absolutely require Windows. Sad, but true.

9 posted on 12/06/2018 10:52:11 PM PST by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: CatOwner

[[ Not sure I would want to continue using Win 7 for any bank or investment account when the security patches stop.]]

Use linux :) (look into dual booting)


21 posted on 12/07/2018 9:45:40 AM PST by Bob434
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