Microsoft has ended the third and final year of Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) and is urging customers to migrate to Windows 11 on a new PC or buy Windows 10 if they can't or don't want to.

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It's the end of the line for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. These older versions of Windows (plus Windows RT) stop receiving all security updates today, over a decade after their original releases.

Microsoft has ended support for updates to Windows 7, including the Extended Security Upgrade (ESU) program. Ending updates and patches mean users who choose to remain on Windows 7 will be at risk, ...