I'm using Windows 7 Home premium and dont want to update free to Windows 10. Will Windows 7 still do updates/security updates etc?

Question

I dont plan to update to windows 10 because i dont know if it will make my computer slower, etc, im fine with windows 7 home premium i dont want to do the free windows 10 update (free update expires july 7 or something. )

Will windows 7 still do updates, security updates etc tho?

Answer 1

If you want to know when support for Win 7 ends look at this link. This way you know for sure. But in summary: mainstream support ended January 2015 and Extended support ends January 2020.



http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle



So what does mainstream support vs extended support mean? Here is a link to explain what you get under each:



https://www.directionsonmicrosoft.com/roadmap/2013/04/what-do-mainstream-support-and-extended-support-mean



In a nutshell, Win 7 users are on Extended support. Biggest thing is that means you get security updates until 2020 but no other updates (the non-security updates ended with mainstream support)



If you update to Win 10 and you don't like it for whatever reason, it comes with a built-in "go-back" feature. This feature is available for 30 days after Win 10 installation date. After 30 days it will literally disappear. Essentially it gives you 30 days to test drive Win 10 in other words. After 30 days you can still go back to Win 7, but you'll have to do it using a different method than the go-back feature since that will be disabled after 30 days.

Answer 2

The free upgrade doesn't expire silly. The offer ends at the end of July and anyone who got Windows 10 for free gets to keep it for free.



Windows 10 lets you go back to your previous OS. That means you can try it out to see if you like it at no risk to your PC. If it slows things down then roll back to Windows 7. It'll be like you never upgraded.



If you factory reset you will go back to Windows 7. The neat thing is that once a PC is upgraded to 10 it's allows to reinstall Windows 10 at anytime for the life of the computer.



Microsoft will continue to support Windows 7 until 2020 so you've got a few years before you should move away from 7.

Answer 3

Yes, they are supporting Windows 7 until 2020. Just STILL be careful of avoiding the updates that prompt you to Windows 10.

Check this article about how to stop Windows 10 from being more annoying than it already is.

http://www.windowscentral.com/how-prevent-windows-10-upgrade-files-downloading-pc

Answer 4

Feature updates, no. Win 7 is old and no one is developing it anymore. Security updates, yes. For another 4 years or so.

Answer 5

We are M$. Resistance is futile. Your puters and lappies will adapt to service us. We will add your technology to our own. M$ has announced that Windows is NOT a top priority. Pushing people to use the cloud and mobile has become their main focus now. Now the truth about 10 is coming out



To stop this you need to take your lappy out of updating automatically. DO NOT try the simple registry fix trick. It leaves the update that install 10 on your system active on your puter. M$ came up with that so down the road they can activate it again and slip 10 in on you.



First get rid of the Windows 10 update notification. You need to open the Task Master and terminate GWX.exe and its entire tree. Then open control panel and click on programs and features. In the upper left corner you will see view Windows Updates. Click on it and look for KB 3035583, uninstall it. Also look for KB 3095675 and uninstall it. Then delete this folder Windows\System32\GWX to get rid of any trace of it. Also look in C:\Windows\SysWOW64\GWX and if you find it delete it to. You might have to reboot before you can delete the folders. If you get a message that you do not have ownership to delete them then follow the instruction in the link below.



http://www.askvg.com/guide-how-to-take-ownership-permission-of-a-file-or-folder-manually-in-windows/



With that done, go back to the control panel and click on Windows updates. In the upper left corner click on change settings. Then change important updates to never check for updates. This puts your updates in the manual mode. Reboot the system and go back to your control panel. Click on Windows updates and then click check for updates. Find the update KB 3035583, KB 3095675 and hide them so they do not get installed again. Let us know if this does not work, M$ keeps coming up with new methods to force 10 on people.



You should also uninstall these updates and hide them too. KB 3068708 KB 3022345 KB 3075249 KB 3080149 These updates give 7 and 8 the same spying capability as 10 has.



You should also uninstall these updates and hide them too KB 2952664 KB 2976978 KB 2977759 KB 3050265 KB 3050267 KB 3068708 These have to do with compatibility with being upgrade to 10 and need to be dealt with.



If this seems to much and want a more simpler method, download and use Never10 by Steve Gibson of GRC. Great little program that makes it easy to turn it off or on.



https://www.grc.com/never10.htm



There is a chance that M$ has already downloaded the installer for 10 onto your hard drive. Look for a hidden folder named $Windows.~BT. It is between 3.5 to 6 GB.



M$ has been resorting to MALWARE like behavior to get 10 installed on as many system as possible. They changed the Get Windows 10 Free screen into behaving like malware. When the window opens to offer you 10 for free and you click the red x to close the window, that is the same as excepting the installation date. Even tho in the past clicking the red x turn it down.



From Toms Hardware



Now, as we near the end of the free upgrade period, Microsoft’s malware-like upgrade system is becoming even more intrusive by autoscheduling upgrades to Windows 10. I noticed that the Windows 10 upgrade reminder pop-up on a Windows 7 PC was no longer asking me to upgrade; instead, it’s now informing me that it has already scheduled an update for May 17.



http://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-10-auto-schedules-updates,31802.html



M$ claims to have changed this malware like behavior but we got to wonder what other tricks they will deploy to trick and strong arm people into downgrading to 10.