Despite support ending in January 2020, the Windows 7 market share has increased since 2018
Microsoft has started issuing desktop alerts to Windows 7 users warning that security updates for the operating system will soon be coming to an end.
Windows 7 will no longer receive patches to fix security issues from 14 January 2020 onwards, and users are being urged to upgrade to a newer operating system as a result.
It forms part of Microsoft’s strategy of phasing out older software in order to focus resources on updating its newest portfolio. From 18 April, users on Windows 7 will begin receiving warnings about the approaching cut-off for a system that first debuted in 2009.
Despite its age, Windows 7 is still popular with users, with just under 40% of the market share, according to NetApplications — which is, in fact, 2.5% higher than estimates released in 2018.
