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What happens to Windows 7 on October 31, 2014?
Summary: Microsoft is approaching the next cut-off date in Windows 7's lifecycle next month. Here's what is and isn't happening after October 31, 2014.
Mary Jo Foley
By Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft | September 23, 2014 -- 14:49 GMT (07:49 PDT)
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I've gotten a few questions from concerned readers about a fast-approaching deadline date for Windows 7.
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After October 31, 2014 -- Microsoft will no longer provide its PC partners or systems builders with copies of Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium and/or Ultimate to preinstall on new PCs. This means that OEMs will be able to continue to sell their stock of PCs running these versions of Windows 7, but they won't be allowed to replenish their supply.
(Last year, on October 31, Microsoft ceased selling shrink-wrapped copies of Windows 7 at retail.)
That looming October 31, 2014 deadline does not apply to PCs preinstalled with Windows 7 Professional, however. Microsoft officials said again this week they still have not yet gone public with the end of sales cut-off date for PCs running Windows 7 Pro. That lack of a firm cut-off date is a good thing for business users who are still leery of Windows 8 and waiting to hear more about Windows Threshold/Windows 9 before committing to buying PCs with those versions of Windows preinstalled.
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The October 31, 2014 cut-off date has no implications for end of support or downgrade rights for Windows 7.
Mainstream (free, Microsoft-provided) support for Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 installed isn't expiring until January 13, 2015. Microsoft will continue to provide security fixes for Windows 7 for free until the end of extended support, which is January 14, 2020 -- unless Microsoft ends up extending that support date, as it did with Windows XP.
On the downgrade rights front, users are still able to buy a new PC with an OEM license for a business edition of Windows and then install an earlier version. PCs with Windows 8.1 Pro can be downgraded to Windows 7 Professional or Windows Vista Business. Microsoft volume licensees don't have to worry about their OEM's downgrade rights provisions; they have the right to downgrade to any prior version of Windows.
READ THIS: Apple Pay ready for lift-off and Google 'trying to get it right'
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What happens to Windows 7 on October 31, 2014?
Summary: Microsoft is approaching the next cut-off date in Windows 7's lifecycle next month. Here's what is and isn't happening after October 31, 2014.
Mary Jo Foley
By Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft | September 23, 2014 -- 14:49 GMT (07:49 PDT)
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I've gotten a few questions from concerned readers about a fast-approaching deadline date for Windows 7.
windows7cutoffdates
After October 31, 2014 -- Microsoft will no longer provide its PC partners or systems builders with copies of Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium and/or Ultimate to preinstall on new PCs. This means that OEMs will be able to continue to sell their stock of PCs running these versions of Windows 7, but they won't be allowed to replenish their supply.
(Last year, on October 31, Microsoft ceased selling shrink-wrapped copies of Windows 7 at retail.)
That looming October 31, 2014 deadline does not apply to PCs preinstalled with Windows 7 Professional, however. Microsoft officials said again this week they still have not yet gone public with the end of sales cut-off date for PCs running Windows 7 Pro. That lack of a firm cut-off date is a good thing for business users who are still leery of Windows 8 and waiting to hear more about Windows Threshold/Windows 9 before committing to buying PCs with those versions of Windows preinstalled.
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Windows 'Threshold' and cadence: How fast is too fast?
Cortana integration with Windows 'Threshold' said to be looking more likely
Windows 9: Microsoft faces four daunting challenges
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Six clicks: What we think we know about Windows 9
5 features I want to see in Windows 9
The October 31, 2014 cut-off date has no implications for end of support or downgrade rights for Windows 7.
Mainstream (free, Microsoft-provided) support for Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 installed isn't expiring until January 13, 2015. Microsoft will continue to provide security fixes for Windows 7 for free until the end of extended support, which is January 14, 2020 -- unless Microsoft ends up extending that support date, as it did with Windows XP.
On the downgrade rights front, users are still able to buy a new PC with an OEM license for a business edition of Windows and then install an earlier version. PCs with Windows 8.1 Pro can be downgraded to Windows 7 Professional or Windows Vista Business. Microsoft volume licensees don't have to worry about their OEM's downgrade rights provisions; they have the right to downgrade to any prior version of Windows.
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Mihin tämä tuli?
No samoja huijausviestejä kuin aina ennenkin.
timekillerx ei näköjään edes lukenut koko juttua ja vapunen ei viitsinyt perehtyä sekuntia pidempään.
Kyse on ZDnet-sivustolla julkaistusta uutisesta, sama näyttää löytyvän muiltakin sivustoilt.
Homma tarkoittaa sitä, että lokakuun loputtua Microsoft ei enää myy W7 Basic/Home Premium/Ultimate lisenssejä laitevalmistajille, ts. W7:llä varustetut "kuluttajakoneet" katoavat myynnistä lopullisesti. Jos meinaa saada uuden koneen mukana esiasennetun W7:n, pitää ostaa yritysmallin läppäri, jossa W7 Pro/Enterprise.
Käytettyjä koneita käyttöjärjestelmineen ja jostain mistä lie persiistä revittyjä ties kenen netissä myymiä lisenssejä toki löytyy, jos niillä tahtoo leikkiä. Mutta tiivistetysti voisi sanoa, että tavistallukalle kuluttajalle uuden W7:n saanti on nyt loppumassa ihan kokonaan. Uusiin markettikoneisiin sitä ei enää ole tulossa.
Joo, ihan järkevää. Windows 7 on jo liian iäkäs käyttöjärjestelmä uuteen koneeseen asennettavaksi. Windows 7:n ominaisuuspäivityksetkin loppuvat ihan kohta ja siirrytään extented tukijaksoon jolloin tulee pelkästään tietoturvapäivitykset.
Windows 10 uusiin koneisiin.
Väärin meni. Windows 7:aa ei myöskään myydä tukkureille, eli enää asennellaan vain volyymilisenssejä (Enterprise) tai sitten embeddediä.
Ei tarkoita mitään muuta kuin että Windows 7:aa ei käytännössä enää saa mistään. Ne joille Windows 7 on jollain tapaa tärkeä, ovat tietystikin huolehtineet tietokoneen varaosista, Windows 7 lisenssit mukaanlukien.