So Long Windows 7 - An End of Support Retrospective
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It's that time again. Microsoft has just ended support for Windows 7, the popular OS released back in 2009. So in today's video, let's explore the history of Windows 7 and discover how it became so popular.
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“The same things make us laugh, make us cry.”
- Big Smoke
SGNRyan i’ll have 2 number 9’s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, 2 number 45’s, 1 with cheese and a large soda
ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS FOLLOW THE DAMN TRAIN CJAY!!!!!!!!!
As it is said in the book. We are blessed and cursed.
@@smipy what f'ing book?
YOU PICKED THE WRONG OS FOOL
Windows 7 will not be forgotten that easily.
MaddieMJD it will never be forgotten after how much success it had. Something i cant say about windows 10
Im still using it
@@BlueflagAlpha same
Doesn't mean anything you still use it online and all just Microsoft trying get you buy Windows 10
Even with supported system, you can still destroy it with viruses/malware.
This is truly the end of an era. I haven't felt this way since Windows XP support ended. That was truly a sad day
Well there was Windows Vista too, so...
I was already happily using 7 when XP support ended, losing 7 is a completely different matter.
@@PistonAvatarGuy A voice of reason!?
@@youtubeuser8522 no one gives a f*** about vista. that piece of s*** filled with bugs. why would anyone care about it?
i bought a pc with windows 10, and i was stupid and decided to upgrade to 11. now i regret my every move.
RIP Windows 7 my favourite OS. I always loved the aero theme and the aesthetic.
Mint I loved the original Classic theme and it’s cut from Windows 10 :( what a weird decision.
saw141 Same. What a shame that they removed it :(
its not dead becuase many people still use it i will agree with you though but i stll use windows 7
@@yourmom_544 yes this is correct XD. today i got a pop-up saying it was out of support XD
@Redblade yo kid stfu
I remember my dad bringing me home Windows 7 Beta to try out back in the day. At that time even just seeing the start up animation was something else.
I've used and loved Windows 7 ever since. RIP Windows 7. You will truely be missed.
*Hello unofficial updates*
stahp copying me
@@antigen55 Well uhh.....maybe I could say the same thing lol.
@@antigen55 Nobody cares who copies who lol
I still use windows 7
It just doesn't feel like Windows 7 should die yet..it feels too early. It feels like Windows 7 just came out when I was in elementary school...I am in college now though. It is also the last good OS they released, no telemetry, still runs good on hard drives, stable. It just brings me a lot of memories and makes me sad to see it go so soon...
The Tech Loop it feels still very modern today and far more stable than windows 10 ever will be
Windows 7 is already 11 years old as old as xp when it died, although I agree that it shouldn't die at least until Microsoft can bring out a new windows OS that is as good windows 7....
@@ChimeraX0401 XP didn't die for 13 years, and agreed. 10 sucks.
I remember Window 3, 95 and NT4 coming out in the time i was in school, later on 2000.
times change, and evolve, i have upgraded since i'm a happy user though and have seen a lot of change over the years.
Windows 7 absolutely has telemetry.
I'm going to have to admit: Win7 was the 1st Windows I legitimately purchased and owned. Every past version between 95 up to and including XP I "borrowed" from where I worked. When Vista came about, mmmm, sure, I "borrowed" that as well, but I found it so damn buggy with huge compatibility issues I had more luck using Windows ME, and that's saying something. So yeah when 7 came out, I took my rear down to my local PC World and bough a copy and I thoroughly enjoyed 7. I stuck with 7 all the way until Win10 got released.
I know tech needs to move on and the cost of maintaining older software gets more expensive, but still it's sad to see Windows 7 now formally enter the "retro OS" club. Goodbye 7, I will always have a place in my heart for you, right next to XP and 98SE.
I once had Win ME. That computer crashed on a daily basis.
You stole them?
Win Vista was running fine for me. It came preinstalled on my Dell laptop. It had a nVidia 8600GT 256 MB video card and I would update the drivers. That laptop was my gaming machine.
I am going to stay with Win 7 for now for gaming reasons.
I updated 3 other PCs to Kubuntu.
Win 7 will remain my favorite, it lasted on my now 9 year old laptop and i never had to reinstall / fix anything on it, was really reliable for me, but had to move to win10 when i got a new laptop, i could have always reinstalled it, but i slowly started getting used to 10, it's a small change UI wise unless you use apps like Start10 etc... but i've found it to be good, not as reliable since i had to reinstall it a few times since it's launch to fix various issues. i hate the bloatware myself but i really don't understand peoples reaction to the "spyware" as they call it, everywhere you go online or anything you use technology wise keeps some kind of records of you nowadays. and some people are willing to just go on facebook and give that information to everyone they know willingly by trying to tell people their life story. as long as they don't start using it to negatively effect me or the way i use my computer, i really don't see the problem.
You never bought a new PC? You paid for windows than.
there is a version called Windows Embedded Posready 7 which is supported until 12 October 2021
the ESU patch is better, lasting two years longer and being made for proper Windows 7
But at that point, you're just prolonging the inevitable.
thepuzzlemaster64 pretty much, pushing it until the very end, nice that it exists though.
@@thepuzzlemaster64 at least you can live happily longer. After that use windows 8.1 for 2 years and then move to linux when all windows versions have lost support
@@VicMcFly111
Or just cut the middleman and just use Linux... Like me.
Windows 7 was discontinued almost 2 years ago and I only found out about it until just now!? I feel old. While I don't feel the same kind of nostalgia for 7 that I do for XP, it still has a place in my heart.
This OS has brought me so many great memories over the past 11 years, it's only recently I upgraded to Windows 10 because of genuine security concerns. So long old friend, you'll always have a place in my heart.
2009 -2020
Windows 7 was my favourite operating system. I'll never forget it.
A lot of Windows 7's success was that there were finally PCs capable able to run Windows 7. This may not have seemed to be the case with Vista. For example a lot of people were convinced that 512 MB of RAM and a 800 MHz processor was enough for Windows Vista.
I agree, Vista was good. Just ahead of its time.
Windows 7 was there for us when no one else was. For me it was always “use Windows 7, or get a Mac”
Or use Linux :)
I just went full time Linux during Vista's lifespan because I couldn't take it anymore and 7 even back then barely had any of my many PC games that didn't run on Linux through Wine.
And that was at a time where most WiFi cards and printers still needed massive tinkering to work.
@@MegaManNeo It still has severe compatibility issues. I've got a ProBook 450 G3 (i5 + AMD card) and literally no distro I've tried (ubuntu, mint, manjaro, debian) has support for the onboard fan. Something as vital as THE BLOODY FAN! I understand that others' mileage may vary, but telling everyone that linux is somehow the angel to save reluctant W7 users is nonsense, as that guy is saying above.
Bull. There was Windows XP, Windows Vista, even Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 later (if one wanted to use it).
RUclips User all the shit versions except XP which is very dated
My mom still uses 7 Ultimate, and she refuses to upgrade.
I wont update windows 7
🤣
Same here. I don't have any plans to use winjunk 10. I'll probably move on to Linux, and get rid of all of my microscrap products all together.
✌️😏 same here, Boomers FTW
@2dawgz If I am to use Windows 7 it would not be connected to the internet. Running Windows 7 now is silly if you're online.
I, as an IT manager, still use Windows 7 on the majority of my customers. The devices and their software require Windows 7. It is also easily customisable for special use.
Also, Windows 10 sucks without an SSD.
YES! That was one of my biggest issues with Win10. I have this cheap laptop with an HDD that I used for school, and almost like a ticking time bomb it would slowly slow down my laptop, day after day to the point where it took a DAY to transfer *1GB* to my USB.
I showed my computer repair teacher this, and he didn't know what the hell was happening with the hard drive. I later formatted the hard drive, and it would still do the same thing (even if almost nothing was installed). I had to regrettably buy an SSD to "fix" this issue if I wanted to continue my studies.
Nowadays the only thing I install on new computers is either Windows 7 or Linux.
@@thepuzzlemaster64 install 8.1 it works much better with HDD
@@JonnyInfinite
Thanks... But three things:
1. The laptop was a Windows 8.1 laptop before I upgraded it to 10 (because I though it was a better alternative)
2. I don't know how one would downgrade a fully formatted Windows 10 to Windows 8.1 without pirating or buying a new copy
3. Your advice would have been useful about 5 years ago, nowadays I've switched to Linux. Although, I do still have my Windows 10 SSD, it's only for school purposes. *nothing else!*
@@thepuzzlemaster64 I've tried Mint and Zorin...they weren't for me. Usable but 8.1 is the best for my current set up
You have to remove Microsoft's Compatbility Telemetry (CompatTelRunner.exe) from System32 in order for it to not run on your system.
It absolutely KILLS performance on HDD's, it is terrible.
Windows 7 was basically my childhood. I remember having a PC with XP but I don't remember using it much. Now I have a laptop with Windows 10 Pro but I'm still running Windows 7 on a VM just because of nostalgias sake.
Seemed kinda insane to me at first when I heard but then again windows 10 has been around for almost 5 years.. Time goes way too fast
It's funny to think Windows 10 would already have been replaced if it wasn't the last version
@@bortverde About that...
@@crossover5606 Well, it wasn't the last version and therefore was replaced xD
Windows 7: The OS of use in every school and college around the world.
In my school, it's still windows xp
@@noriakikakyoin2141 my primary school used XP until 2012.
@@ps5hasnogames55 my high school until the start of 2015 if i remember correcly and me until late 2015
Raphael welingston my high school were actually pretty good at upgrading their computers software (though not the computers themselves, we had crappy Dell Optiplex’s with Windows Vista Home Basic licence stickers on them until about 2017... I graduated 2019)
@@ps5hasnogames55 Oh , so our school ahs preatty much the same set of comuter then XDD !
this and xp were the best ones
XP? yes.
7? Hell, no.
@@MegaManNeo 7 hell yes
@@MegaManNeo You,Nope
MegaManNeo actually the opposite 7 was ahead of its time while XP fit right in with the era
MegaManNeo you, heck no
Nobody talks bad about Windows 7.
i remember getting a message saying "windows xp is no longer supported" or something like that on an old computer i got from my parents. They upgraded from xp to windows 7, and it looked so much better and ran faster (you didnt need to wait 5 minutes for a webbrowser to open) than xp. That feels so recent, but it was a really long time ago already. Now it's time for 7 to go...
I knew you'd be making a video like this. May Windows 7 find piece on the great server in the sky.
I just want to say I am not stupid idk why I typed piece instead of peace. Probably what happens when you do stuff at 3 AM.
@@Jake1702 you can edit comments u know
I have so much nostalgia for this OS. The fact that it actually died is actually pretty sad. :c
Windows 7 is what Vista should have been.
7 was basically a perfected version of Vista without the bugs and instability.
Windows 7 was Microsoft's best operating system ever in my opinion.
Definitely their best
and the time before, people said exactly the same about XP.
XP and 7 were the best and before XP and 7 i can give the crown to DOS7.11 installed with Win2000
I strongly think that Windows 7 was made as an attempt to fix their bad reputation with Vista,
even though the Service Packs for Vista technically fixed every problem, it still had a negative reputation.
@Maru Angelo Maglalang Santos Yeah, I said that SPs fixed problems but not the reputation
I remember my classmates showing off that Longhorn preview video in my High School Java class.
Honestly it still looks nice to this day. Which is more than anyone can say of Vista.
Great videos Michael MJD.
I’m gonna miss Windows 7 especially when it’s the last OS to use the Aero Glass design, doesn’t use telemetry (there was an update Microsoft sneaked this feature in) and doesn’t nag about Microsoft accounts when buying a new pc.
Edit: Windows 8.1 is next.
What about Windows 8? (8.0)
I love the Aero Glass theme, which will make it hard to move on.
@Renz Austria Ok, why did Microsoft end support for 8 in 2016?
@Renz Austria I heard that Windows 8 was bad, but was it the next Vista? Like crashing a lot or because it sold like the Dreamcast?
Windows 8.1 will end support on january 10th 2023
There is a mistake here. The only reason Vista had performance issues was due to the really bad hardware at the time. Eventually, due to vista, OEMs started building machines with 1, 2GBs of RAM and such, so Vista ran well. So when 7 came out (which is really build on the same kernel etc) PCs were already quick enough to handle it.
whos watching this on Windows 7
Watching on Vista.
I am.
Me
TRUMP 2020
ON WIN 7
Windows 7 will forever be in our hearts!
I knew this day would come, but didn't realize it would be here this fast.
Memories:
Windows 95
Windows 98/SE
Windows XP
Windows Vista
*Windows 7*
Tip: You can make your Windows 10 look like Windows 7 by installing some programs that can transform your Windows 10 to 7.
Downgrading???
@@localworkspace_244 Changing the way it looks isn't downgrading.
Yeah, you can make Windows 10 LOOK like Windows 7, but it won't behave like Windows 7
@Redblade lol
@@mwbgaming28 ikr
We are used to OS's eventually reaching their deadline. But for Windows 7 its quite sad, a very successful OS that will never be forgotten.
Microsoft keeps telling everyone to move on.
Some do, but not us.
Windows 7 forever-- whatever it takes.
😒👍 thats rite! Resist! 👊😒
Sadly you will have to do it eventually, chrome and mozzilla will not support windows 7 forever
😊 jiji
I'm not. I built my new i7-9700k, RTX 2080, 64GB Ram system a few months ago and installed the same OS I had on my old i4770k: Windows Ultimate 64-bit.
Guess what?
Everything works perfectly.
Tell me what Windows 10 does better. Or show me it's more reliable. And lastly, that Windows won't change my OS with whatever update(s) they feel like cramming it (Windows as a Service).
Google around and you will see horrendous problems again and again with windows 10. Recent ones. Problems you never would even conceive of on Windows 7.
No Thanks.
I'll stick with my 100% working, reliable, Functional, appealing UI OS.
Windows 10 can suck it.
People said Windows 2000 forever, but they moved on to XP.
People said Windows XP forever, but they moved in to 7.
People are saying Windows 7 forever. They'll move on.
7 was the last good version of Windows before Microsoft ruined the OS with Metro apps and flat design. So many design inconsistencies 🤢
I definitely agree Windows 7 was the last good OS. but atleast Windows 8.1 still has mostly "skeuomorphic" icons (the same vista and 7 had) and the structure of the windows and borders were the same as in aero themes, except for the rounded corners. And Windows 8.1 is very stable when it comes to 3rd party themes, unlike Windows 10.
But really it's just Windows 10 that looks 100% plain dull and shit.
Solution: Mod your computer to look like Windows 7, still running like Windows 10.
Dunno how, though
@@zapdragon5942 3rd party themes on Windows 10 are a mess. And if you try to make Windows 10 look like 7, you'll either end up with more inconsistencies than the actual 7 theme or a broken system
My Windows 8.1 looks almost exactly like Windows 7 and it's most importantly very consistent with the theme and doesn't break. It even has an integrated working aeroglass system shit.
Microsoft did not ruin the operating system with the introduction of Windows 8. If you are going to look to a release that ruined Windows ... look to Windows 10.
Windows eight was meant for tablet
For everyone who loves Windows 7 i can strongly recommend Kubuntu. It sure looks like windows 10 upon first install, but you can make it look exactly like Windows 7 on the surface, and with Linux great FOSS, like openssh-server and grub there is always a reason to switch. And lastly...
Rest in peace, my favorite OS. And a big F-U to Microsoft for forcing people by forced obsolation to use the bloated, spying mess that is Windows 10.
I wouldn't go with Ubuntu-based distros if you're a newbie to Linux.
Mint and Manjaro provide much more pleasant, more full package. And they're quite "Windows-refugee" friendly by default.
You think we use Windows only due to its UI?
I still can't believe Linux users are so out of touch with reality after all these years.
@@GugureSux Mint is Ubuntu-based
@@bakatoroi I just started using Linux last month and have yet to find a hurdle i haven't overcome. The UI is an essential part of the User Experience and probably one of the main reasons that regular home users refused to upgrade to Windows 10.
Windows 10 was enforced upon new computer users when Microsoft blocked security updates for them and honestly you can more or less stick with one version of linux forever if you have the Know-how.
Programs are second-hand, but you've got to admit that if Microsoft are making experimental versions of Windows that runs on the Linux kernel, then there might be something to it, huh?
@@ThatRandomToast Yes, but until Windows 10 you could for the most part trust your computer operating system to just operate the bare essentials needed for you to get a pleasant user experience.
You didn't have to worry about telemetry that contained information that could identify who you are or updates that wasn't tested well enough that could ruin productivity.
Just because someone is spying on you provides an operating system that's mainstream, does that make it right?
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He is truly a RAID: Shadow Legend(s)
I will never install Windows 10 no matter what happens to my PC.
Staying with Windows 7 forever as I stayed with XP on my old PC.
Switch to linux!
Me an intellectual: dual boot system
Windows 10 Tabletifiction you mean? It can't touch me, I'm staying on 1903 until the end.
Still using Win7 though. :)
@Maru Angelo Maglalang Santos Don't worry, I upgraded. :) And I don't like it.
This is seriously one of my favourite channels on RUclips. Keep it up!
Thank you so much! Will do
I upgraded to 10 long ago when the offer was free. The only thing I prefer about 7 was the start menu and I have that back anyways with Openshell. 10 just seems superior in every way as long as you know how to set things the way you want, not the way Microsoft sets things out of the box. I think a lot of people hate the automatic updates, but that can be disabled or set how you want if you know how. In fact, you can make 10 look identical to 7 with the right tools so I see no reason to stay on 7 anymore.
I’ve used 98, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8 and, reluctantly, 10; 7 is and may end up always being my favorite. I hope that it’s improved on and revived, and surpassed in more ways some day. Rest In Peace, Windows 7, you will be dearly and truly missed.
1:36 looks pretty cool but would probably cause more lag that ever before, considering this was released in the time when the computer's weren't powerful enough to run it already
Linus-tier segway to the sponsor. Well done.
time for the un official updates to begin
Aaron Trupiano will there be directx 12 for win7?
I still remember the directx10.1 patches for xp.
Laharl Krichevskoy we will have to just wait and see
That's already in place as we comment here..
Independent developers tend to do a better job than corporate ones. I can't give any specific examples, but they exist.
@@TheBeardedFrogSage A good example is Open Playstation Loader, OPL, that put PS3 controller support to PS2, load games from usb or lan, create virtual memory cards, and many other features.
January 14th 2020 is just another day for me still using Windows 7 and even XP
What computer still runs XP that isn't slow as all heck?
@@AncientED5 Uh, mine... runs great with an Intel Core I3 and 4GB RAM. I think the I3 is like 3.10 or 3.20ghz. Still not quite as fast as my 7 but then again it has an I5 @ 3.20ghz and has 8GB RAM and an SSD
Can you imagine in 1 year (2023) Michael will have to make a Windows 8.1 Retrospective ;(
Btw Windows 7 was my childhood OS. I will miss it so much and all those memories of using the Windows 7 computer in the library of my school and changing the theme to classic being amazed of the grey sqare windows
😭
R.I.P Windows 7! Will miss so much!!!
Fun fact: Windows 7's market share has only dropped from 25.6% in January 2020 to 23.4% in June 2020 (a 9.1% decrease)
When Windows XP got dropped, it's market share went from 19.2% to 16.3% in the first 6 months (which is a drop of 16.4%)
If that doesn't say something about how much people want to stick to this OS, I don't know what does.
I think when xp ended Support, there was still a good alternative - Windows 7
But now there is none
@@gamerlogohd6134 Makes sense, even though I am of the opinion that Windows 10 is not nearly as bad as everyone says it is. But if people don't want to switch to it then I guess it's only natural
🤷♀️
RIP my Favorite OS. Windows 7 was so beautiful..
The newer 20H2 release of Windows 10 doesnt look too bad. But utq not the same
Also Steam was a good mention ! They haven't even fixed Counter-Strike 1.6 on Windows 10 and they expect people to upgrade.
Thank you for the video and also for mention the extended security updates
You're welcome!
I remember being excited to see Windows 7 on the horizon and getting to mess around with early betas of Windows 7.... Now I'm saying good-bye to Windows 7 :( So long, old friend!
Oh man. I havent used this in probably 5 years. It was a perfect balance between functionality and flair. Windows 10, I got it at the time, they were trying to make everything work on tablets and smartphones with large square icons that are easy to tap. Now not so much since windows phone and tablets failed. I know they said they wont do a windows 11 but at the very least 10 needs a massive overhaul soon. Guess I'll watch the video now.
well guess what they made
I have a old laptop that has Windows 7 on it, it's REALLY slow, and the battery is dead. So I wanted to find a charger to power on my old laptop and I wanted to see what it's like on Windows 7 now.
R.I.P Windows 7
10/22/09 - 1/14/20
If the battery is dead (not out of charge) than this is the problem for it's slowness, a battery in a laptop acts like a PSU sometimes
I remember installing leaked windows 7 previews where you manually had to enable the new so-called superbar via a registry tweak.
Good times.
Here before Windows 7 gets its source code leaked
Just download BypassESU v3.0, and Boom! You got extended updates till 2023 for free.
Let the ESU era begin!
It is illegal.
@@youtubeuser8522 Still better than paying $250 for a service that's made for enterprises only. :)
@@AngryDavid808 Still illegal.
@@youtubeuser8522 Whoah that's racist dude.
My home PC still uses windows 7. I really had no reason to update the computer. It still worked great and I was able to pretty much do the same as windows 10 but this past week I did receive an update notification. I guess I will finally update it to 10 but windows 7 will never be forgotten.
I don't understand why so many people hate windows 10, im using it since the year 2015, and nowadays it works fine on my surface laptop 3 and on my gaming pc, it has a huge number of feature that windows 7 hasn't, such as the yourphone app and a fantastic synchronization with OneDrive, but also if you are not interested to these feature you can easily not use them avoiding destroying your operating system by going to uninstall system things that won't bother you if you simply don't use them
I was born in 2009 and its been supported all my life but is now dead RIP. Windows 7
People born in 2009 are 11 yo. Still can't wrap it around my head)
I posted my first youtube video 3 years before you were born. lol And iI still view myself as a "kid". I'm 28.
7:58 Hello totally real credit card information...
I don't think Michael's name is Anne.
Windows 7 was my main OS for just three years. I downloaded the RC in 2009, and in December 2010 I got my first laptop, with Windows 7 preinstalled. Said laptop (an Acer Aspire with an Athlon II processor) died in 2013. Some months later I bought a new laptop (Asus S500, which I'm stil using right now, even though it's really falling apart), with Windows 8. Upgraded to Windows 10 on release day.
Finally a video about the end of support for Windows 7 that isn't scaremongering and telling you that you have to move on to something else.
I have a strong feeling that people will make patches that allow windows 7 to continue receiving updates and support after all it is an os that is extremely popular. Its kinda funny to how Microsoft do everything they can to get users to upgrade from 7 to 10 and yet people still even when support has ended decide to stick with 7 regardless.
There's already 😜
What people ??? How can you trust a third party to support Windows??? Don't fall in a trap
Hammerhead Corvette i meant like people on github like roitam1 or winclient not dark web hackers😑
There is already. Thank god! And so far, there are even some developers who make patches for motherboards, so Windows 7 works on them.
@@forestmanzpedia it's a little crazy to hold on to a OS and rely on some thrid party to support simply because you don't want to upgrade. Move on to Linux or Win 10. Things will get bad on Windows 7 soon
windows vista and 7 was my childhood. I had a family pc with windows 7 and it was amazing! So sad to see windows 7 ending
Here I am, 10 months later, with a MacBook Pro, *running Windows 7*
Windows 7 is up there on the greatest OSes list, alongside XP, MS-DOS, and others.
I'm never "downgrading" to Windows 10.
Will I be able to get the Edge browser from Windows 7's update?
No, but why would you want to, if there is Firefox and Opera...
@@0xbenedikt I prefer to use Edge.
I will never forget Windows 7... It was my first version of Windows and my favorite
Teachers: *boots PC*
Windows: Windows 7 support ended.
Also teachers: a
ive even needed to solve an problem of the PC, my teacher didnt know how to lol
Oh man. I just recently got hired at the local school district in the IT dept. and will be starting very soon. I'm going to be dreading having to do some of this support when I start. I believe the school district mostly runs Chromebooks for students and Windows 10 PCs for teachers and desktop workstations in classrooms.
As someone that had the whole 'burnt by a move to Vista from XP, so they moved back to XP and stuck it out' routine... 7 was what me and my brother wanted all along. In fact, we repeated the routine of not going for the next version and sticking it out until 10 came along. I have so many fond memories of this OS; it holds as special a place in my heart as XP for that reason. This was years ago now but yeah - RIP.
I cannot upgrade because of phantom programs and I don't want to delete the programs, but I want to fix this problem. Any ideas?
Windows 7 was the best windows ever made! I will continue using it though!
Enjoy the last few years of 3rd party support.
@@MegaManNeo Thank you! After the 3rd party support end I'm moving to Linux Mint Cinnamon!
I was so worried about Windows 7 end of support that I upgraded my PC to Ubuntu 19.04 after I got back also because I got it included with Linux Magazine.
19.04 is outdated now, you need to upgrade to 19.10
@@Vednier I will upgrade soon. Just it is not showing up with update notifications. But still I will upgrade soon.
@@Vednier 20.04 is the next LTS
@@hammerheadcorvette4 Not much point of sticking with LTS on desktop, except you have special reasons to do that. LTS means that software versions is pretty much frozen for whole LTS lifetime and in many occasions its not just undesirable but unacceptable.
My current Windows 10 is still running from the Windows 7 key that I bought over a decade ago. I reinstalled it so many times, the key got turned into a digital license, that I don't think there are any traces left of the original OS anymore.
I stopped using windows 7 long time ago
But I remmber when I downloaded my first copy of windows 7 using torrent
It took me a week due to slow internet speed
I bought a new HDD and an extra 1GB memory to install it
It was new amazing experiance
Welp, time to start installing the unsupported ESU updates
oh wow, i've been using this masterpiecie in over 6 years and i still use it to this day
Where can I find an NFKRZ video 📼 for Software Distribution in Russia 🇷🇺 on Windows XP
Still going strong here, i have no plans of ditching Windows 7.
I remember when I had a cheap laptop with windows 7. Good old days.
Now I have a custom built pc with Windows 10.
*Penguins(Linux users):* thanks I finally can introduce myself
Computer User thank you someone had to say it
@Computer User no the Linux is the best
@Computer User you say Linux is bad for end user but your Android phone TV smart watch %90 of internet etc etc uses Linux
@@eness379 It just has the Linux *kernel* underneath the hood, that doesn't change anything on top of it. What he said still holds true for even your example, a point and click OS, and end user never has to use anything even remotely linux related, everything is presented as is and is ready to use as a typical smartphone OS. And I'll add to Computer User's point that Linux still has severe compatibility issues: Wi-Fi cards working intermittently, system fans not working, not having support for fingerprint sensors, not having support to park HDD platters when moved fast (I could go on), which again, sure, you could get working, but nothing that the average user (myself included) would do. And as for Computer User, I am extremely sorry for the terrible loss you've suffered, may they rest in peace.
@Computer User Lies !
“Windows 7 End Of Life”
All around me are familiar faces.
Ngl I grew on xp and was a little sad when support for it ended. But I have legitimately dreaded the day 7 was going to stop getting support. My first and arguably best pc builds have been on 7, most of my fondest gaming memories, including meeting many friends online have also been on 7. Most of the online gaming friends I still talk to today I met while using 7. I even did work on 7 machines. It was such a large part of my life and I'm actually very upset to see it go, as silly as that sounds.
I used windows 7 from launch until late 2018 when my self built windows 7 machine died. After that I just bought a prebuilt and unfortunately have been stuck with 10 ever since.
Rest in peace Windows 7. You are and will always be my favourite OS
Who's still on Windows 7? I am.
I know I'll be using it for all my offline gaming PCs. Even if I have a legit copy of Windows 10.
I'm still using Windows 7 as my main OS.
@@chrxsfn Yep. I'm not planning to ever install winjunk 10 on my main PC. I'll either stick with 7 for as long as I can, or I'll make a switch to Linux at some point.
@@movie0007 i will use windows 7 as long as i can. I will stop using it when most programs won't be supported. Then i will move to windows 10 and remove all the junk installed. And finally i will install a windows 7 theme, icons, etc to make it look like windows 7. I can't live without windows 7
I should't have played roblox on that windows 7 computer welp now im using a windows 10 that loads my roblox battleship tycoon like planes stuck in the ground windows 7 is greater
Microsoft: "Windows 7 is no longer supported. Please upgrade to Windows 10"
Me: Time to move to Linux.
Me: time to move to Windows 8.1
@Massive Weeb I DOWNGRADED to windows 10 too
@@dawger no from 7
@@dawger I feel that windows 10 is slower but I am not sure
@@dawger I surrender
I wanted to make this post this morning, stupid work..
I've known about the official end of support for a while and with what Windows 7 means to me and the importance of legacy compatibility, which Windows 10 utterly broke.. I have built A dedicated Windows 7 PC yesterday, 1/13/20.
For those curious about specs.
Msi z170a Xpower gaming titanium
I7-7700k
Cooler master 212 Evo black ( will upgrade in the future)
Xpg S8200 Nvme 500gb ( Windows 7 Ultimate)
850 Evo 250gb for a fast scratch disk or extra game drive.
Gtx 1050ti ( would love to have a 980ti for period accurate with the motherboard)
Seasonic 650w power supply
LG Blu Ray drive
I cheaped out on the case though. I painted the case sun yellow it has a yellow, black and blue accents in some places. Tempered glass panel. This thing looks like a sports car.
And to top it off I bought an OEM Windows 7 case badge as well as one of those metal Windows 7 ones.
I might install the Enterprise version so I can get that extra support but I don't know where to find it.
That's all I wanted to say.
I still have an 8.1 laptop... would it be possible to roll that back to 7 still, and keep everything? Probably not but it was always something I planned to do. Now i'm on win10 with an SSD, loving it, but I genuinely feel like most of the features will go underused for me. That win7 was more than enough for me and a lot of us, and still is.
Microsoft isn't gonna tell ME what OS to use, I'm sticking with Se7en
Good pun with ME
Google Chrome us going to keep supporting Windows 7 til sometime in 2021. July 2021 i think.
ohno
Still supported
7:03 when he started to say the sponsor I guessed it would be Dashlane and it was (I was watching the video on my xbox one)
What does this have to do with anything?
Awesome video,Michael
Thank you!
@@MichaelMJD RECEIVE EMAIL FROM RAID: SHADOW LEGENDS TO PROMOTE THE VIDEO!
Boeing would just create another version of it - and call it "Windows 7 Max"... And they would say nobody needs training on it... And then ransomware would make it burn...
Lmao, MCAS on Windows 7 be like
Exactly
Watching from Windows XP
I still have two or three of these PCS and I'm still a Windows 7 user and I'm keeping the tradition alive if you still use Windows 7 you are a legend
I work in Enterprise IT and we just finished upgrading our last machines yesterday and man was it the hardest five months of my life. We have about 1000 PC’s and we opted to just travel to branches with 5 USBs and upgrade everything manually than pay and support 11 year old software. However we didn’t upgrade our remote machines because they’re only online via LAN, so no security worries there! And I don’t have to upgrade any racks!
Microsoft should bring aero back to win 10.
Fortunately, we now have the perfect upgrade to Windows 7: Linux Mint. Far and away my favorite OS of all time. Seriously worth a try, at least with dual boot.
As a current user and lover of Linux Mint, I cannot agree more! It runs super smooth, has great hardware compatibility, a modern and simple interface that gets out of your way, and the latest update is just gorgeous!
The problem linux has in winning people over is that it is simply too fractured. Even Linux Mint has three different download options (six if you count the 32-bit versions). Compare that to someone just clicking on the upgrade option to go to Windows 10 and having everything remain substantially the same.
@@voteDC win 10 ha 6 options, too
@@idk-sy3iu Six options (more if you are in Europe) but only one thing to download and if upgrading from a previous version of Windows that download will do everything for you.
@@voteDC In my opinion it would be really bad if only one Linux OS existed and forced you to use the only Desktop Environment available. I like the freedom it gives to choose the tools that suit you the best. However, I agree that the large amount of possibilities and the general unawareness of how Linux distributions work make people feel overwhelmed (as I was myself).
I still have a (backup) PC running a fresh install of Windows 7. I use it for light web browsing, and I think if you're being careful and you have a brain between your ears, you can be just fine under 7 for a little while longer.
Windows 7 brings me so much joy and nostalgia, you'll never be forgotten old friend (2009-2023)
I will continue to use Windows 7. I love it very, very, very much.
I was at home on the couch eating dorito when phone ring
"Windows 7 is kil"
"No"
Did you put windows 12 in the chart in 6:56?
Man, I remember getting the beta copy when I was younger so I could install it on microsoft virtual PC.