Security News > 2020 > January > You can upgrade Windows 7 for free! Why wouldn’t you?
2020-01-27 05:30
Businesses continuing to run Windows 7 should tread carefully and keep Windows 7 at their peril.
Compatibility should not be a big issue as Windows 10 can run on most systems that supported Windows 7.
The simplest way to perform upgrades is to run the Windows 10 Upgrade Tool which checks the compatibility of your system and guides you through the upgrade.
Sometimes the upgrade is just not possible, so let me present some options for minimizing the risk of security breaches with Windows 7.
Virtualize Windows 7 on top of Windows 10 and only use it for legacy applications.
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