For years we have been talking to you about the advances that Microsoft makes of Windows 10, the most recent version of its operating system. But as most of you already know, that is not the only Windows that we can use.
As an example, the version of the system that stopped receiving official support about a year ago, we are referring to Windows 7 . In fact, it could be said that this already abandoned Windows, at least for free, is one of the most beloved of all that has been in recent decades. What’s more, as we mentioned, it has been around a year without receiving official support from Microsoft. This means that it does not receive improvements or, more importantly, security patches.
Therefore, all this makes it a functionally stagnant operating system , and dangerous in terms of the security it presents. But that is no reason for nearly 100 million users to continue using it on their computers. Despite the Redmond warnings about security and their recommendations to move to Windows 10. As we said, despite all this, there are many who continue to use the already abandoned operating system. What many may wonder at this point is the reason for this.
Well, there are several reasons given by those who prefer to continue working with Windows 7 instead of migrating to Windows 10 once and for all.
Reasons 100 million users keep using Windows 7
On the one hand, we find the price section, since those who want to migrate will have to pay for a Windows 10 license. But you have to know that this is not entirely true, since now in 2021, it is still possible to migrate to Windows 10 for free.
In addition, it must be borne in mind that the hardware requirements of Windows 10 are higher than those of Windows 7. Hence, many cannot afford the luxury of acquiring a new PC and keep the one they have. But the thing does not end here, since there are also those who simply prefer to do without using Windows 10 for various reasons against the system. Here we can mention sections such as the telemetry of the most modern operating system, the UWP applications that it must install, or the same official store that it integrates.
To all this we must add that many are used to that user interface and that Windows 7 way of working. And if we add to this that they do not need the Internet to work with that version of the system , they find a more than appropriate system for your day to day with the computer. These are some of the reasons why those nearly 100 million users continue to work with an operating system abandoned by the Redmond. With everything and with this, Microsoft will surely continue trying to make all these users finally decide to migrate to Windows 10 sooner or later.
Do you have other reasons why you continue with Windows 7 on your computer?