Windows 7 holdouts, check in here

[rodr]

It seems you can still get the free upgrade from Win 7 (or 8) to Win 10.

Back when I did it, I first installed Win 7 into a VM using my old OEM product key (it's important to use the same Windows version), and then upgraded that to 10. I suppose you could retain a copy of the Win 7 VM in case you need to revert to it.

 

[insyder]

If you're going to keep running an old OS, at least be sure to use a fully up to date browser and a good antivirus.

 

[Lagwagonlead]

If they work and you don't need to upgrade you don't have to.

Dude... This was totally fine to say all the way up until now. Windows 7 is end of life which means Microsoft isn't patching it anymore which means over time your system will become more and more vulnerable as people find new ways to exploit an unpatched OS. I don't know about you but I use my computer to log into my bank, pay bills, and do online shopping. I'm not really wanting to share my login credentials with the entire world like an open book.

To answer the first question I'd say 4Gb of RAM is not quite enough. We found 6Gb to be the bare minimum and 8Gb to be comfortable in a work environment for most users.

 

[EastBayDave]

10+ year old Dell XPS.

Damm thing keeps telling me to upgrade on every boot. Have been leaving it on longer to avoid. I'll be upgrading when I get a new PC when I have to...

 

[Abacinator]

Running Windows 10 on my 10+year old PC. Runs flawlessly.

 

[Sharxfan]

Dude... This was totally fine to say all the way up until now. Windows 7 is end of life which means Microsoft isn't patching it anymore which means over time your system will become more and more vulnerable as people find new ways to exploit an unpatched OS. I don't know about you but I use my computer to log into my bank, pay bills, and do online shopping. I'm not really wanting to share my login credentials with the entire world like an open book.

To answer the first question I'd say 4Gb of RAM is not quite enough. We found 6Gb to be the bare minimum and 8Gb to be comfortable in a work environment for most users.

True but they did the same thing to XP and yet still did release some patches for it. I agree that more RAM is good but still running a machine or two with 4GB or less and as long as you are realistic about what to expect performance wise you will be fine.

If you are doing more than just surfing on your PC and like Lag stated doing banking then I would upgrade. If it is just a web browser then I would stay with what you want.

Also for those looking to upgrade on the cheap you can get an OEM license for like $40 bucks not positive if you have to have a UEFI compliant Mobo for this but be aware that it is tied to your motherboard and if that goes out then you have to buy a new license for the new motherboard. I am looking to upgrade 2 PCs to pro from home and this seems feasible from what I have found on Google.

 

[Aware]

People who are unwilling to learn the very minor differences between Windows 10 and Windows 7 are not going to adapt well to any flavor of Linux.

Haha. Right. The Linux brigade have been trying to convince computer illiterates for 20 years how easy it is to switch to Linux. Just stop with the silly fantasy.

 

[Sharxfan]

Haha. Right. The Linux brigade have been trying to convince computer illiterates for 20 years how easy it is to switch to Linux. Just stop with the silly fantasy.

Well, I hope I have an easier time of it. I am looking to spin up a VM with some flavor of Linux on it to get exposure to it. I am pretty solid with Windows most of the time......