Microsoft End of technical and security support for Windows 7 Extended Security Update (ESU) and Windows 8/8.1 starting today (10/1). How to switch or upgrade to an alias operating system operating system latest (operating system) like Windows 10 and 11?
“Both operating systems (Windows 7 and Windows 8) will no longer be supported as of January 10,” Microsoft said on its official website last month (9/12/2022). “End of support applies to Evergreen and Fixed versions of WebView2 Runtime.”
After support ends, both Windows 7 and 8/8.1 users can download Evergreen WebView2 Runtime version 109. Microsoft Edge version 109 and WebView2 Runtime version 109 will be released on January 12th.
However, those versions will not receive any new features, security updates, or fixes insect. This means that the device is vulnerable to cyber attacks.
Microsoft Edge version 109 will also be the last supported version for Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2.
Microsoft confirms that WebView2 SDK version 1.0.1519.0 and later will no longer support Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1.
“To get the new version of Microsoft Edge or WebView2 Runtime with the latest features and security, upgrade to Windows 10 or later,” Microsoft said.
How to upgrade to Windows 10
Microsoft originally offered update to Windows 10 for free. However, this offer has technically expired.
However, if the user signs into Windows with a licensed Microsoft account, they can still switch to Windows 10.
Here’s how to upgrade Windows on your device to Windows 10, namely:
- Visit the Microsoft website to download Windows 10
- Click the Download Now button to download the Windows 10 installation media.
- Run the downloaded program
- On the screen that says “What do you want to do?”, select Upgrade this PC now
- Click Next
- Windows 10 download begins
- Click the Install button and allow it
- When finished, the device will restart and it will go into windows 10
- Let the new OS set up and update
- A screen will appear asking you to complete the device setup
- Click Continue, then follow the next screen
To ensure update was successful, user can check by himself. The method is as follows:
- Enter Settings
- Select Update & Security
- Select Windows Update and check for new updates
