You can no longer get free access to Windows 10 and 11 if you’re upgrading from Windows 7 or 8, though you can still go from 10 to 11. Reading time 2 minutes Does ...

Today, October 14, 2025, is the day Windows 10 enters its End of Life phase, which means Microsoft will no longer officially support the operating system - which means it'll no longer get new features ...

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Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 reached end of support in January, causing users to upgrade to a newer version of Windows. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

I don't get what is slowing companies down. XP to Windows 7 was a big jump. The hardware requirements were higher and driver availability was spotty. Quite a bit of hardware could never make the leap.