{"id":1899,"date":"2021-11-09T11:51:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T18:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2021-11-10T08:03:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T15:03:14","slug":"old-windows-operating-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/old-windows-operating-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Still Uses Old Windows Operating Systems?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Although Microsoft&#8217;s computer operating system was released in 2009 and will soon be three main versions out of date, many people continue to use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in January of this year, a survey was conducted by StatCounter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>This report specifically targets Windows users and excludes macOS and Linux from the runnings.<\/p><p>StatCounter gets its numbers by checking visitors to specific websites and taking note of which operating system they used to visit. It&#8217;s not a perfect measurement. It doesn&#8217;t count computers without an internet connection or ones that never visited the websites StatCounter watched; however, it&#8217;s a fairly good estimate of what people are using.<\/p><p>Out of all the Windows operating systems, StatCounter recorded 18.03 percent of them running Windows 7 in December 2020. Surprisingly, this is a great deal more than the people using its predecessor Windows 8.1, which came in at 3.95 percent.<\/p><cite>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/windows-7-people-are-still-using\/\">Make Use Of<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why don&#8217;t users just upgrade?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Both operating systems have essentially identical hardware requirements, most users can update for free, and Windows 10 will provide a familiar user experience. There&#8217;s no particular reason as to why Windows 7 users don&#8217;t just upgrade their operating systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply put: They don&#8217;t want to deal with the hassle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, with Windows 7&#8217;s end of support, not upgrading your PC could potentially cause more harm than good. This leaves open vulnerabilities for hackers to steal any personal information you have on the computer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/the-difference-between-adware-and-spyware\/\">The Difference Between Adware and Spyware<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>For help with any computer issues, call us at&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:1-800-620-5285\">1-800-620-5285<\/a>. &nbsp;Karls Technology is a nationwide computer service company with offices in many major cities. This blog post was brought to you by our staff at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/computer-repair-denver-co\/\">Denver Computer Repair Service<\/a>, if you need computer repair in Denver, CO please call or text the local office at&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:720-441-6460\">(720) 441-6460<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although Microsoft&#8217;s computer operating system was released in 2009 and will soon be three main versions out of date, many people continue to use it. Back in January of this year, a survey was conducted by StatCounter: This report specifically targets Windows users and excludes macOS and Linux from the runnings. 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