Goodbye Window’s 7!
As of January 14, 2020, Microsoft has issued the End of Life (EOL) for the popular Windows Operating System. This has been coming for years and most tech enthusiasts knew about this and prepared their system for this date. If you haven’t know this until you turned saw that dreaded screen that talked about it being end for Windows 7. You’ll probably asking what does that mean and why is Windows telling me this. I will explain it to you and what you need to know!
No Windows 7 Support
When Microsoft issues this than it means that you will no longer get any Windows 7 updates and any programs you download and install will not be supported by Microsoft to run on Windows 7. You are still mostly protected by having all the updates installed on your system but you will no longer be getting any security updates or have to worry about needing to reboot due to updates, since you are no longer getting them. In the short term, there isn’t much to worry about and you can run windows just like every else with no worries.
In the long run, you will need to consider just how long you plan to use Window’s 7 and if you plan to keep the system for a really long time if your hardware can support Window’s 10. If you plan to install Windows 10 than I wouldn’t wait no more than a year!
What if you Don’t want to install Window’s 10?
You can always keep Windows 7 for as long as you own your system but the longer you use the more likely some hackers will find flaws in the system and exploit the system. Just like Windows XP it was a strong system but as it got older and not updated we started seeing exploits in the system that brought viruses and Trojans to the system. So I will give you some other operating system that you can use instead Window’s 10!
Linux Operating Systems
I personally use Linux on old systems that can still be used for everything. Most of the Linux systems I recommend are all new user friendly and you can really quickly know where to go as soon as you start using it. Most of the Linux systems that I will recommend have Windows Similarity. You will probably have to learn how to use it a little more than you would with Windows operating system but they can be learned quickly enough.
An Ubuntu version that is highly modified to look even more like Windows than the original. I’ve found this system to be the best of both worlds. You can run everything you want on it with very little configuration and it works really well. It will run like Windows and update like windows without much prompting if you so desire it to,
Ubuntu is a good system for those who aren’t completely novices when it comes to Linux. Most of the time I find Ubuntu to be a little more rigid than I like but I does what I like when I want it to. I still prefer Linux Mint because of how well it does with looking like a Windows Operating system. You can do everything in Ubuntu as you can with Linux Mint but you don’t have to do it manually and move stuff after installation.
These are the main two that I suggest to new users to Linux but if you want to see if there is one that you like more than another. You can go to Distrowatch and check out each Linux and download and try them as you wish. Each one has their own unique qualities and does essentially the same thing. Most of them a Free to download and free to use but a few require payment just like Microsoft and Apple to use for long term. They however do let you try them out for free most of the time. I do recommend you install them on a USB and use them on USB and play around with them until you figure out which one you like to install. If you are using a Windows system, you can use a program like YUMI to install multiple Linux Distros on a USB and try them out at your leisure. Have Fun!
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