{"id":231,"date":"2019-04-23T11:29:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T18:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/?p=231"},"modified":"2019-04-23T11:49:15","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T18:49:15","slug":"end-of-life-for-windows-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/end-of-life-for-windows-7\/","title":{"rendered":"End of Life for Windows 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>All good things must come to an end.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Windows-7-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 7 End of Life\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Windows-7-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Windows-7.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The last day of support for Windows 7 is\u00a0January 14, 2020. \u00a0After which, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or support for PCs running Windows 7. \u00a0With over half a year until END OF LIFE day for Windows 7 you should start making plans now. \u00a0All Windows 7 computers can be upgraded to Windows 10 and as of today, Windows 7 keys are still authenticating for Windows 10 installations.<\/p>\n<p>The other option is to replace your computer and have all your data migrated to your new system. \u00a0Give us a call at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:1-800-620-5285\">1-800-620-5285<\/a>\u00a0and talk with one of our support specialists to figure out which is the best option for you.<\/p>\n<p>You can read more about the End of Life for Windows 7 at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windowsforbusiness\/end-of-windows-7-support\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windowsforbusiness\/end-of-windows-7-support<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeffAll good things must come to an end. 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