Security News

Microsoft Security Essentials Will Not Protect Windows 7 PCs After January 14, 2020
2019-12-12 10:51

Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) will stop protecting Windows 7 PCs on January 14, 2020, when support for Windows 7 is set to end. read more

Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008: Here's what you need to know.
2019-11-07 16:55

Support for Windows 7 and Server 2008 is ending in January 2020. Here's how to protect your systems.

Microsoft will continue providing Windows 7 security updates for SMBs
2019-10-03 09:44

According to the latest Alert Logic’s research, most devices in small and midsize businesses (SMBs) run Windows versions that are expired or are about to expire soon. Luckily for SMBs that don’t...

If you really can't let go of Windows 7, Microsoft will keep things secure for another three years
2019-10-02 15:37

For a fee, of course Recognising that not everyone has climbed aboard the Windows 10 train, Microsoft has thrown a Window 7 Extended Support lifeline to more businesses... for a price.…

Microsoft to Provide Free Security Updates for Voting Systems Running Windows 7
2019-09-23 18:19

Microsoft will continue to provide some Windows 7 machines with security updates beyond the January 2020 end-of-support date, and voting systems are among them, the company has announced. read more

0patch Promises Support for Windows 7 Beyond January 2020
2019-09-23 15:42

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 will officially reach end-of-support on January 14, 2020, but they will continue to receive security patches past that date, unofficially. read more

Nearly Half of SMBs, Enterprises Still Using Windows 7: Kaspersky
2019-08-27 13:32

Data collected by Kaspersky shows that many businesses are still using Windows 7, for which Microsoft plans on ending extended support in just a few months from now. read more

Free Windows 7 Extended Security Updates for Some Microsoft Customers
2019-08-27 13:11

Microsoft will be providing some of its customers with one year of free Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) after January 2020, when extended support for the platform officially ends. read more

Can't bear to part with that well-worn copy of Windows 7? Microsoft might let you keep it updated an extra year
2019-08-27 00:26

EA and ESA subscribers can get 12 free months of updates With Windows 7's official retirement less than five months away, Redmond is offering some business customers a way to squeeze a bit more...

Windows 7 users upset by unwanted Patch Tuesday telemetry
2019-07-12 10:20

This is either a minor controversy blown out of proportion, or the latest example of Microsoft’s disregard for its users’ wishes.