When Windows 7 came out 14 years ago, it was considered better than its predecessors, but it still had problems. The vendor wasn’t ready for it, they were missing critical drivers, and few end his users or his IT admins preferred User Account Control (which was first introduced in Windows Vista).
However, after 10 years of support and another 3 years of extended security updates, many users and administrators are refusing to proceed as it reaches its end of life this month. People say Windows 7 is the most loved operating system and Microsoft will never make such a platform.)
If “old code” should be more secure, there should be few security issues left to fix in both Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 at this point. However, last week’s Patch Monthly Patch release addressed 42 vulnerabilities in Windows 7, including 25 privilege escalation vulnerabilities.
I’ll admit that using both Windows 10 and 11 can drive you crazy at times, but one thing you can’t miss about Windows 7 is the installation and patching issues. I find it much easier to do a repair install of Windows 10 (or a clean install of Windows 10 or 11) than Windows 7.
Askwoody.com is often asked to document how to fully patch Windows 7 from SP1. This means handling hundreds of updates. I’ve lived through that process for years and am tired of having to relive it. Windows 7 and 8.1 were the last operating systems to offer security-only non-cumulative updates (along with security and non-security monthly bundles). Since then, Microsoft has hardened the Windows update servicing stack and changed it to not support SHA1, making a clean install of Windows 7 a difficult process.
That said, there are still options for Windows 7 users, such as 0patch for monitoring and checking for upcoming security issues. 0patch will continue to provide targeted updates to Windows 7.
I once again encourage users (I know who you are) to move to a supported system with a modern web browser that can better protect you. Attackers often use her website and cloud applications to access data. So think carefully about how you access the Internet. Android tablets and iPhones have better protected browser environments than older, unpatched Windows operating systems.
If you plan to continue using Windows 7 after Windows 7 support ends, here are your tasks: What are you currently doing to protect and isolate your machines? For Windows XP, Internet Explorer often sets a null proxy to prevent it from coming online after support ends.
Open Internet Explorer (IE) and[ツール]Click. Select Internet Options,[接続]Click a tab. Click LAN settings. Check “Use a proxy for your LAN” and enter a fake IP address to prevent your system from browsing the Internet.[OK]twice, close IE, then open it again. Then do the same with other browsers in Windows 7.
Bottom line: change can be difficult. But we tend to forget what we had to deal with in our technology journey. You can’t just patch and fix an operating system to make it more secure.Nearly 14 years after its release, Windows 7 will end support yet A patch is required. And come February, you’ll need even more.
Windows 7 has been around for a long time. Don’t put yourself in danger for that.
Finally, I’d like to ask you directly, what did you like about Windows 7? What didn’t you like about it? We have prepared an open-ended survey that you can answer here.
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