Microsoft continued to offer support for these expiring systems until January, 2020.
What Happened to Windows 7 at the End of October 2014?Īt the end of October, 2014, Microsoft stopped providing hardware partners with copies of Windows 7 Home (Basic or Premium) and Windows 7 Ultimate. This blog will give you some great history. Our OS development specialists can walk you through the process of creating the embedded operating system image that best suits your unique device or installation.
If you are looking to move beyond Windows Embedded Standard 7, now is the time to get started building your ideal OS. For more information, check out this information from Microsoft.Īs we touched on in a previous blog, operating systems play a key role in the hardware decision making process.
However, that same month, Microsoft announced an Extended Security Update program that will deliver critical and important updates to Windows 7 with options until October 2023. In January 2020, Microsoft ended support for Windows 7.
Windows 7 Embedded Standard used to be the reliable choice for many embedded projects.
