Microsoft, the US multinational company that provides operating systems to most computers and laptops around the world, has discontinued the ‘Windows 7’ operating system update on computers worldwide. Millions of computers around the world have lost new updates to ‘Windows 7’ from January 14, 2020, after Microsoft stopped providing ‘Windows 7’ updates.

Microsoft announced a year ago that the company would suspend the supply of ‘Windows 7‘ updates from January 2020, and now discontinue the operating system. More than 32% of computers and laptops worldwide are currently operating on ‘Windows 7’ – the operating system mentioned in one of every three computers in the world.

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According to the company, ‘Windows 10‘ can be purchased for the US $ 139 and will continue to provide updates for this operating system. Also, Microsoft has advised people to buy a new Windows 10 computer if they have a computer older than three years.

The company has also made it clear that although the update to Windows 7 has been stopped from January 14, 2020, computers and laptops running the above operating system will continue to work.

The company also warned that computers and laptops running Windows 7 without an update could attack viruses and that the devices mentioned could be a cybersecurity issue. That’s why the company has advised people and businesses to get their systems on ‘Windows 10’ or get a special Windows 7 update for additional charges.

Windows 7 was introduced by the company in 2009 and now 11 years later the update to the operating system has been discontinued. Microsoft is considered to be the largest and most trusted company with regard to the operating system of computers. The company also provides operating systems for certain mobiles.

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