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tuia

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Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7 … _lifecycle

After January 14, 2020, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or support for PCs with Windows 7. If you continue to use Windows 7 after support has ended on January 14, 2020, your PC will still work, but it may become more vulnerable to security risks.

What are your plans? Move to Windows 10 (codename spyware) or continue to use Windows 7?

AlboBallist

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

I will use both but primarily Linux.

iCQ

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7 … _lifecycle

After January 14, 2020, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or support for PCs with Windows 7. If you continue to use Windows 7 after support has ended on January 14, 2020, your PC will still work, but it may become more vulnerable to security risks.

What are your plans? Move to Windows 10 (codename spyware) or continue to use Windows 7?

Sir, i run wine win 7 pro on linux... and sometimes i dual boot to win 7 just for games...

I really wonder about all ur "boots"... i love linux... but a c64 or amiga 500 or  NEO-GEO or BSD boot all rocks my boat:

i, for example own ❤️
https://youtu.be/ddyNjtA8YSA

etc.

computers are fun

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tuia

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

I too dual boot Linux and Windows 7. I use Windows 7 for games, because Intel graphic card has poor support in Linux, and for some shady software which only runs on Windows.

I am contemplating to upgrade to Windows 10, but the potential performance penalty and all the spyware is holding me back.

iCQ

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

I too dual boot Linux and Windows 7. I use Windows 7 for games, because Intel graphic card has poor support in Linux, and for some shady software which only runs on Windows.

I am contemplating to upgrade to Windows 10, but the potential performance penalty and all the spyware is holding me back.

so i do the same as you basically...

but im almost 50.... online bfor www.... i miss my 68000 days

and i love your forum, its tight

We CAN turn off Win 10 telemetry...  also we CAN make it smooth, a naked Win10 does best for games.. but it a pain in the butt to keep it that way

Gotto jet, see ya around

JimProGamer owns

https://youtu.be/IV9LEZfbYrc

u know him right tuia? anyone else played with Jim (years ago, not sure if he still active)

https://youtu.be/4VDS8uArR0A

Last edited by iCQ (2019-12-28 01:52:39)

seVen

 

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

This removes a whole heap of garbage:

https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater

ABAS

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

we still have a player who uses win xp for playing , and with a custom antivirus win 7 wouldnt be a dead one yet

Black Mamba

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

Hahahahahah

Arkos

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

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You can still change to Windows 10 for free from 7, 8 and 8.1.

Run this Microsoft Tool and between 30 Minutes your Windows 10 is running.

http://dl.cdn.chip.de/downloads/4915828 … d1c9ba.exe

...

I fixed the Downloadlink. (They replaced it).

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Last edited by Arkos (2019-12-30 02:53:35)

bud

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

Gonna try this sometime
https://youtu.be/F0KAWTm0lag

petr8

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

GNU/Linux

Sunshine

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

My old ass PC is still working. I'll eventually get a new one. But if it works... it works. My internet security is all updated and I feel fine

seventy

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

we still have a player who uses win xp for playing , and with a custom antivirus win 7 wouldnt be a dead one yet

I was just about to ask. Is anyone here still using Windows XP and is it safe to use it with some Antivirus software installed? Just curious, not planning on installing XP.

Arkos

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

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No, not really save.

If you just play, ok, but i would not go into Internet with a Browser, due no actual one is supporting it.

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nämeless

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

You can use Windows Embedded Standard 7 and get one more year of support.

ABAS

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

we still have a player who uses win xp for playing , and with a custom antivirus win 7 wouldnt be a dead one yet

I was just about to ask. Is anyone here still using Windows XP and is it safe to use it with some Antivirus software installed? Just curious, not planning on installing XP.

many old monitoring systems are running on XP because of very low resources its needed , also ATMs are on windows server but the theme on them is windows xp , same as VPS with windows OS.

000

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

No, not really save.

If you just play, ok, but i would not go into Internet with a Browser, due no actual one is supporting it.

many current functional browsers for win xp

http://www.xpbrowsers.com/

Arkos

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

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Windows Xp has more then 1600 Security holes.

Most of those browsers are old and not updated anymore. They just work, because they surround some important security rules to be compatible with XP and some work only because they use an old engine.

Or does a Browser like "Epic Privacy Browser" or "Baidu Spark" sounds safe to you?  Who knows....

Some Browsers of your link were updated years ago.

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Last edited by Arkos (2020-01-16 18:49:19)

Arkos

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

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Btw. VLC had also a very critical security issue which is fixed in the new version.

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iCQ

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

http://www.UBUNTU.com/download (for newbies and lazy people)

Ubuntu is not the best linux version in the world... but it is super nice and easy. U get pre installed browser and office. Plenty of options in the APP STORE (repo's for dummies).

Then if u a gamer AND u have proper hardware:
https://www.winehq.org/ (or get it in the app store)

OR

http://steampowered.com

Enable the beta version in steam, do update, then enable PROTON or WINDOWS GAMES SUPPORT whatever they call it now.

U can play all your windows games in linux with wine and steam. MAYBE u need new nvidia driver to gain some extra speed.

If u play the latest games on old hardware u better stick with windows and buy a new pc u greedy fuck!

For the more advanced user i advise 2 hard drives with dual boot:

2) windows BOOT for when u want to masturbate in your online shooter games
1) linux BOOT when u do adult stuff like business or banking or email or masturbate on your favorite keyboard and pornhub channel, dont do that in windows u silly fuck

(now i said fuck twice, i need to go to the bedroom, i hope she is ready)

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Jesus Villamor

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

I'm currently installed Windows 10 (not activated yet) on a separate drive and doing some testing, and what I do not like was TOO MANY bloat appeared on Start Menu which to me was unnecessary like "Candy Crush", the persistent M$ ads like "Onedrive" cloud storage, and more importantly the Search Bar that ties to Bing despite i'm typing the name of file/s that I have to search it on my local storage yet it gives you online search results!!!

I'm gonna wait Ubuntu 20.04 to be released this April as it completely drop that Amazon Web App thing that holds me back to upgrade from 12.04.

Last edited by Jesus Villamor (2020-01-22 21:36:12)

Arkos

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

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You can deinstall most of them > right mouse > More > etc.

And for those you can't uninstall > there are tools like "O&O Shut up" to deinstall/deactivate them.

> English > https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

> German > https://www.oo-software.com/de/shutup10

The other side is, that it can be you have to make it again when you get a Creators Update.

...

Btw. You need just a unused Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 key to activate Windows 10

You can use them also to download an Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft.

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bud

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

I'm currently installed Windows 10 (not activated yet) on a separate drive and doing some testing, and what I do not like was TOO MANY bloat appeared on Start Menu which to me was unnecessary like "Candy Crush", the persistent M$ ads like "Onedrive" cloud storage, and more importantly the Search Bar that ties to Bing despite i'm typing the name of file/s that I have to search it on my local storage yet it gives you online search results!!!

I'm gonna wait Ubuntu 20.04 to be released this April as it completely drop that Amazon Web App thing that holds me back to upgrade from 12.04.

Yeah i saw the same on a friends laptop, however i didn´t get all that "blinking" stuff when i did a update from win7, i cant say for sure, but it might be because i have the enterprice version. It seems logic tho, that they would cut out some of the bling in a working environment version.

KarlsoN

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Re: Windows 7 End of Support - January 14, 2020

Windows 10 LTSB or LTSC