My Windows 7 got some “Security Updates” a while back that caused Corel to not load. Also, some hardware would work in one USB port, but not another.
It was MS preparing my Wind 7 PC for the Win 10 update and had nothing to do with security. I installed Linux Mint Cinnamon, learned how to use GIMP, and only run Windows 7 in a VirtualBox for some Visual Studio .NET stuff. WINE runs the .NET stuff, no problemo.
I’m enjoying Mint also. :)