What Happens When Windows 7 DIES?
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i love the way they killed windows 8 before windows 7
FUCK WINDOWS 8 AND 8.1
@@jackbro655 8.1 is better than 8
@@luckygamer7190 hell no 8.1 too much trash
@@farthurf.5221 At least its better than 10 and 8
im using windows 8.1 and did not get any errors or updates spams. I have my Start up button on the botom. I dunno but will switch to windows 10 soon...the reason i waited is so they fix their unstable windows 10. When im on windows 8.1 i feel a bit more safe tho bec hackers will most likely attack windows 10 users since 80% using it.
Anyone notice that once Windows 7 died the whole world went crazy?
Death of Windows 7 started the coronavirus!!!!!!!!
Well, probably
Yeah!!!!!!!!!
@@evantaur yes because windows 7 lost its virus protection and that was protecting us from Covid
weird
still receiving security updates for my Windows 7 Ultimate..
the Legend lives on....
I have Windows 7 Ultimate on an Intel Pentium PC
@@katarainnaa mine is core i3 with 64bit win7 ultimate, still "ok" for internet browsing. Games not so much😑
I have a Core 2 Duo E4400 and I also use Win7 Ultimate (unactivated because license ran out somehow out of the blue) connected to the Internet with no problems
@@GamerBoy705_yt i use KMspico windows loader (activator). this program will trigger the Anti-Virus.
here's a link of guide
official-kmspico.com/windows-7-activator/
do your own research where download KMspico from. i download it from pirate-bay
That's interesting. I think I too had updates after it died on my Windows 7 Pro, although I later updated to 10 due to security concerns, and now I'm thinking escaping to Linux.
anyone here after a year and windows 7 is still here
Yep still on 7 not had any issues
Sexy Guy i dual booted windows 7 and 10
I switched to linux
My classmates on zoom or google meet class are using Windows 7
My teacher uses idk windows 8-8.1-10 idk and i use Windows 10
Some of my classmates use phne
Yep 🙋🏻♂️
"idiot-friendly touchscreen fisher-price looking nonsense"
had me dying
Why you're not dead yet then?
@@eraldahl8352 are you really that guy? Insted of just appeciating a good comment.
Rubba Dukky Microsoft should be marketing this OS to MAGA voters who fit the comment exactly.
Windows 7 was the best build, I remember when I get the RPM 7600 build. Microsoft will stop the support by 2020z 14 january. Here in the Netherlands our government lacks newer tech, they run legacy hard and softwarre so they definitely extend the sec updates. In the beginning I was against win 10 but now i am used to it
@Blankety Blank never mind it was on the internet and almost everything is false on it and I comment bout windows 7, no anonymousgroup so dont harres me pls.
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@@walidfakhfakh3660 you are very angry aren't you 🤔
I had Windows 7 as a kid and the startup sound is nostalgic and my sisters and I used to play on it all the time
Same ;)
You can turn on that sound in windows 10! Go to computer sounds and select startup sound.
Ngl, Windows 7 was great now I use Mac :>
Its still deafult startup sound in Windows 10, but its disabled by deafult.
if you find the setting (you can search on internet if u dont know where) and just enable it, and the deafult startup sound will be the one from win7
Windows 7 boot is creepy
Everyone: *crying about windows 7 dieing*
Me: *laughs in XP*
Me too 🤣🤣
I still Use XP and it is still very very good.
@@samuelstoni4050 You're joking right?
@@Dabmabroguy no
@@samuelstoni4050 you know that is know longer updates and gets slower and it is no longer safe because people can hack into it
@@Dabmabroguy Yes, but I love it. It's not conected to the Internet, only sometimes. I won't change ever!
Windows 7: Was I a good operating system?
Reaper: No. You were the best.
yes i did like the BSOD (NT) it's more helpful, error codes!
Reaper: I don't want to do this, but I'm required to.
Windows 7: Goodbye...
Reaper: Goodbye... [Slices Windows 7 in half]
Windows 7: no I wasn’t XP was...
Reaper: uh...
Well to make it look like Windows 7 it’s super. Everything
I can confirm, that when Windows 7 died...
The World fell into Anarchy
SilverStormShadow yes, ITS MICROSOFTS FAULT
@@DiamondBFIC no it ain't
In the oldest anarchy os of Microsoft
@@lemonlime1157 dude, his first language might not be English so please control yourself.
@@lemonlime1157 ok that says it all
2020 edition of update scene:
Windows: Updates are available!
User: I'm in a really important Zoom call with important people
Windows: OK, rebooting now! Please wait an hour and completely ignore your 'very important' Zoom call.
People in call: where'd he go?
this never happened to me, weirdly enough and it would only reminds me of the updates and restarts when im not on it
No one :
* *My school PC's laughing at XP* *
@@kris7961 why
They installed chrome os on any computers that ran xp at my school.
i hope they have the service packs installed at least or the PCs are seconds away from a MS 08-067 attack
*in
@@schztinky2820 how
RIP Windows 7
He was only 10 years old.
:(
Windows 7 is 11 years old.
2009-2020
Sad little kid
He was like a father to me😢
@@Michael-uy1rd and it still lives for me (i still use it with no problems)
@ShrillRacer499 that boi is long ded
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the "world wide web" wasnt really world wide in the sense of how people know it nowadays. it was more like file transfering back then. it didnt become what most people know until around 2000
I remember being in the internet as a kid with a commodore 64 downloading games😂🤣
Linus Thought of the day:
"When God shuts a Window, he opens a Linux"
or a reskin of windows 10 to windows 7
"Hey...hey...guys i use...i use linux, you... you don't care? linux better..."
@@sixunity1171 Arch, btw
@@killermonkey1392 Arch Linux best Linux
@@cherrypepsi2815 gentoo btw
I've been really surprised by the fact that my school upgraded to Windows 10
Wonder how long it will take to upgrade to 11
It took my work until May last year for them to finally upgrade the office computers to 10 but to me it seems silly with the end of support in 2025. My only guess is the computers won’t be able to run 11 due to the huge spec jump from 10
Watching this on Windows 7 in December 2019. I am sad.
I moved from win 7 to win 10 the last week and I'm rly sad
I'm changing over today.
I just tried windows 10 and I figgin hated it . For 2 days I tried working with that thing and got so frustrated with it I unhooked it and reset my windows 7 back up . Sending it back to the seller.
im sorry but kinda sucks to be you
I am going to get a second pc for my windows 7
"upgrade is upon you, whether you would risk it or not"
"When last I looked, Théoden, not Aragorn, was admin of this machine."
Where was gondor when windows xp fell?
THE BEACONS ARE LIT
You just won the internet op.
" i wish windows 10 never had come to me, i wish this never should had happen"
@@gandalfwiz20007 YOU SHALL NOT PASS on this minced reference content.
linus : windows 7 is dying soon
me: laughs using windows 7 in april 9 2021
@Σισμανιδης θεοδωρος I'm using it rn as well lol
@Σισμανιδης θεοδωρος yes
@Σισμανιδης θεοδωρος the windows 7 yes but my potato pc no
XD FACK INTERNET VIRUSES MY PC NOW RUNS ON THE BEST FREE ANTIVIRUS SOFTWAFE XD
@Σισμανιδης θεοδωρος Windows 7 is still fine, any lags available are probably a result of the PC's Specs, not the OS itself
Old Windows users: "OMG my windows is gonna die!!!"
Old macOS users: "Dudes, what's wrong?"
Linux Users: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
The 7 people still using AmigaOS: "you think you're funny?"
@@miguelwaide8198 bruh "old" meaning "old OS" not "old person".
@@miguelwaide8198 Or that got sick of being ripped off and abandoned crapple all together.
Or really upset the apple cart, and built a hackintosh.
LOL Im a Mac user
The company I work at just upgraded to Windows 7 from XP only a couple years ago.
My school still uses xp
Same.
There are a lot of companies that don't update OS's. I went into one that was still on 3.1.
Our office workstations are slowly migrating to Windows 10. But our testing equipment still runs XP
Me to. Sage Quantum wont even work on 10 and UPS worldship we backload from a window 7 file.
... I got it!
Windows 7 is the new Windows XP, I think.
cool name homie
it was always the new windows xp
yes it is
@@jamiesondube3871 does Win7 workwith ryZen?
@@stevethea5250 yes
9 months on and still using Windown 7. I never ever used Windows support so am not pushed. As a home user I have always looked after my own security. The control I have with Windows 7 is worth it for me.
the same here
same here. might stick around for a few months. but sadly, there will be a time when we'll turn it off for the last time, and never boot it up ever again.
you still using it?
I still use Windows 7
Rip Windows 7 you help me have a childhood
My hero =(
Windows XP & Windows 7 are the best OS Microsoft has every made.
Agreed
I like Windows 10 features better when you like the UI and look of Windows XP and 7
And vista
@@helx9965 vista is technically the beta for windows 7
Tyrannosaurus Lex i agree and Vista. Vista was my favorite.
It has finally happened, LTT has recommended Linux. Welp, hell has officially frozen over.
Microsoft must be feeling the chill now they are a paying member of the Linux Foundation
That is a miracle!
I had a good laugh when I saw those boottimes, compare that to the boottimes of Linux distros. :)
Your comment was on top for me: probably a combination of me being subscribed to your channel and your comment being recent (1 hour ago).
I hope he takes some time to learn it on at least a basic level. I think it's a good thing to learn for any more tech-savy users, even if it doesn't end up being to their preference over Windows.
Guys, Chris Titus Tech has a channel which is mostly focused on Linux (these days, it didn't start that way). He has a gaming series, people who are interested in gaming on Linux might want to check it out.
Aimela, new Linux users will get used to it fast as long as they don't have too much software which requires Windows. I myself dual boot for now, I would like to run Windows in a virtual machine with PCIe passthrough (native performance level) in the future. If AMD or Nvidia would support SR-IOV then you could even do it with only 1 graphics card.
I was wondering why it was so cold.
I used good old Windows 7 until the month that support was cut off. I converted to Mint and have had to boot into Windows *once* since my conversion, then I found out how to build what I needed on Mint anyway. Zero regrets.
why switch? i'm still using 7 and i have had no issues. Micro$oft support is not needed
I'm still on Windows 7, and it's September 2020. Anyone else?
Yeah. Still for newer Games I probably only update because of DX12 - But that has to be proven first!
me. i tried win 10. it just crashed to bsod. using core 2 duo.
No. I use windows 10 cause im not a boomer
Yeah, im 8 year proud user of this OS. No need to upgrade.
April 2021. :D
Microsoft: windows 7 is dead
Windows 7: are you sure?
I'm mad when windows seven is dead
@@anthonyzizzi1588 This is why at my college I don't like seeing the Windows 7 logo. Yes its a pretty logo *but* all the computers at my college that were Windows 7 have now been upgraded to 10 which is why I wish those sticker logos for 7 were removed as the computers don't even use it anymore :-(
Exactely, my windows 7 is laughin at you #Linus! ha!
Let's fight back against Microsoft. Everyone please install Windows 7.
@Nauclefphy Dorcent understandable
"You cant have Windows 7 anymore"
"Can i have XP back then?"
you can see if there is a time machine to take you back. You are in 2019.
@@ernies8828 True. By that logic id like to have Windows 11 tho
I haven't had any problems with Windows 10, in any respect. I was forced to upgrade to Windows 8.1 years ago because 7 didn't support a driver I needed. Windows 10 is basically Windows 8.1 with a different UI. It runs a lot more smoothly than 7. Haven't had any problems with any games or software, even stuff that was difficult to run in 7. Not sure why everyone is so resistant.
@@juansolo1617 - I beg to differ. It is a complete upgrade and change from Windows 10. I know people who worked on BOTH.
@@ernies8828 People need to be more specific with their gripes. I have a few cheap servers running Windows 10 that haven't been shut down in over a year and are still running great, even without updates. All settings are customizable, although it is easier with Win10 Pro, there are 3rd party software that make it a little easier, or you can edit the registry... but they've been improving settings adjustment consistently. As far as backward compatibility, I can run Diablo 2 without any tweaks to anything. Just click and run. Can't do that in Windows 7, where you need to jump thru all kinds of hoops to get it to run properly.
and there goes the free upgrade
rip
Still running 7 to this day, everything works flawlessly and is noticeably snappier than 10 or 11 :)
Same.
@@Juho.S. Everything is working great here.
Minecraft lovers = uses Windows 10
Fortnite lovers = uses Windows 7
Minecraft = Good
Fortnite = Trash
Winner: Windows 10
@@TV3TOT biased based, shut up
@@TV3TOT oh nvm you're a linux lover but still supports windows 10
Are you saying my Windows 98 SE isn't getting security updates?
Hopefully my NT 3.51 machines can still get updates-- no way in hell am I touching 4.0.
I just hope Windows 1.0 can get updates still on this machi- oh wait.
Updates?!? My Amstrad CPC 464 don't need no stinking updates! It just works! :-P
Last 98 SE update was June of 2007 XD
What about my TI83+ calculator ?
I can play doom on it !
That is dumb that they are cutting off support for windows 7. Many Hospitals use windows 7 due to the fact that it does not invade patient privacy, and it does not do a system update during a brain surgery.
Holt shit you're right, I've never thought of it that way, makes so much sense
@Jumbomuffin13 7.4 Billion*
Funny how my hospital upgraded from windows 98 to wi dows 7 last year.
@@rogeliolopez2190 My local hospital uses Windows 98 for some of the ER rooms but most of them use windows 7
@@jeffhopper6393 what surprises me is that why they never think of upgrading
Many of us went into modified 10, like Ghost Edition, with removed bloatware, disabled telemetry and so on.
Personally for me a different user interface was the hardest switch. Mix of Win 8 and 10 would look better than a plain 10. But TBH, Microsoft should add all of there themes into 10. I believe that many users seeing Win7 theme at the begging would be more interested in switching to 10. Me included. I did my switch only to have better Ambilight and game performance.
Watching this now that Windows 11 has launched and Windows 10 will no longer be supported by October 2025.😔 We have until then to transition to Linux or buy a whole new PC 🤦🏽♂️
Or you could just keep using windows 10 like a smart person
"At the start of 2019, researchers found that 43% of companies were still running Windows 7. Of those, 17% didn't even know about the end of support." Yikers.
That’s a Big Yikers from me good buddy
Yikers to me too
Watching this on windows XP in January 1, 2020
How?
@@malsa_zej
Maybe he did it through a virtual machine.
Real PC with the Mypal Browser is based on Pale Moon
More people use XP than Linux so it’s not that special.
@@MichaelComputerBoy interesting, DuckDuckGo search, web page, hmmmm.
primarily a Firefox user although I do have two versions of Opera and chrome still installed in XP. the combination of the device and its feature set and running into weird and nonsense like the inability to copy my files off my Windows 10 drive on the new Windows 10 Drive which literally took me a month going between different file permissions errors. Every so often I need XP be it for its more realistic look at drives or just the ability to double check that something actually doesn't work and it's not being over Complicated by multiple layers of menus and systems protections.
in case you're wondering it's a convertible laptop with a 10 inch screen which fills my need for small devices that run really well, the Acer travelmate c110 was recently updated to an SSD and is going to be Tri booting primary, test and Linux xubuntu.
my primary system is Mac 10.6 but I usually end up having at least a few different versions around for helping people troubleshoot, thankfully I haven't had to boot the Vista machine in a while.
You know, windows update is the LAST line of defense before a virus hits.
I still have a copy on my old lap-top, plan on upgrading to 10 since I never used it much, or have gotten used to windows 10, but I plan on backing-it to another drive.
I'm going to continue using Windows ME. It has the advantage of never having worked in the first place.
David Widmann Thanks m8 I laughed hard on that one!
LOL ... that sure was a disaster of an OS.
Never had problems with ME personally.
Actually, if you didn't care about DOS software, ME was pretty much a modernized and streamlined 98SE.
true gamer
Watching on Windows 7
3rd June 2020
rip
That's why I'm making my own OS
@@TheForeverLostOne yeah we'll see how far that comes
@@lemau8458 jesus dude omega harsh, you know I believe this guy will go a long way
@@lemau8458 it works
I miss both windows xp and 7.
I hope it has community updates.
i miss vista and 7's wigets D:
17th January 2021 , just got a windows 7 update today .. still working nicely thank you ....
You can take my Windows 7 when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.
Molon labe!
Ahahaha.. True.. I am still using, and going to use it as my daily OS, the end of the support doesnt mean anything for me or anyone that is just a casual home user + I do have a secondary OS, the annoying Win10 that I always hate to fire up when I need it for one particular software that doesnt run on anything older.. Also as the end of updates goes, I couldnt care less, I stopped installing any of those after windows reinstall long time ago and it doesnt affect your system in any way, we could consider it a bloatware lol.. As far as protection goes, you are supposed to use a good AV, VPN, and dont attract attention so some tryhard kid doesnt hack you thru some unpatched vulnerability and even then no amount of updates might help you if you dont follow those 3 rules..Well then.. Long live the King.. And lets pity those who completely switched over to forced updates and spyware, thinking they would lose out on something if they used win7 or 8.1 as their daily
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I use chrome OS. It is not that bad. I have steam and Minecraft just fine
*when you have a pirate version of win7 and watch this vid after January 14 ''ooh sh!t''*
@SynthBound it's actually pretty optimized now we with boot times less than 15 seconds on a m.2 SSD. Unless your boot drive is a HHD which it will boot in like 2 minutes.
@@wooferjr169 I tried to install windows 10 on a 5400rpm HDD and it was so slow
Without knowing specs you can't just say it works fine on a computer. I had tried to install windows 10 but it did not work well for me. And I just hate auto updates which slows my PC so I am still using a pirated copy of windows 7
@Jacob Rivera Where?
@Jacob Rivera Ah. Ok
Geese, coming back to this old vid. I might've underestimated 8.1/10. 8.1 was just Windows 7 with NVMe, Secure Boot, driver downloads, and being less resource intensive for the sake of snappier browsing-albeit sacrificing newer Nvidia graphics. As for 10 I'm very impressed with how Windows 10 became Windows 11 in all the right corners. Screw 11, 10 is the new 11 baby (even down the new annoying folders). BTW I'm still using 7 and I'm fine, just get AVG/Avast or somethin.
Watching this on my Windows 7 Ultimate on Virtual Box VM on Windows 10 Home version 2004, this is sad. But I’ve installed antivirus AVG (it was moaning in action centre to find online antivirus due to the end of support) which comes with its own secure browser which blocks ads so I can still enjoy what I did from back in the day.
Damn! Windows 7 is dying? I'm still on Windows XP.
@Salaminized 127.0.0.1
laughts in kickstart 2.0
Then my friend your extremely vulnerable to viruses,hackers etc...windows xp is dead..its a 18 yrs old O.S
Isn't the secret to running an insecure os to have a dedicated traffic inspection antivirus appliance you route your network through?
I used XP from 2006 to 2016 lol
When Windows 7 Dies, the world ends.
Lol
Ahhhnd there goes the NHS
@Lolled9991 you got to be kidding me
All that will be left are beans.
@Lolled9991 oh hell no
When i updated my desktop with the latest updates for windows 7, I got a message telling me to update to windows 10.I updated it.
My Intel Core 2 duo couldn't handle it and now it runs hella slow
I still have windows 7 in my computers in 2023. ALL functions still work fine like web browsing, document processing and the latest version of antivirus. only one pc (a lenovo) has issues with gmail and yahoo but we navigate around by clicking "proceed to website" and it works fine
All the reasons to abandon windows 7 were artificially created by microsoft.
The only thing wrong with windows 7 is that microsoft refuses to give the newest security and features from win10 because it doesn't suit their "grand plan", whatever it is.
Windows XP compared to Windows 7 is incompatible with most features, but microsoft can easily make win7 have all the good features of win10 if they wanted to.
@EJSC you should try linux for a week XD
@EJSC I've ran Windows10 for over a year now, and I haven't experienced "laggy" or "awful mouse input" at all. I love that I can play DX12 games also. Only thing that really bothers me is that the updates decide to install whenever they fucking want. Aside from that, it's really not that bad of a OS, and that's coming from a day 1 adopter of Windows 7.
@EJSC
You are forgetting the endless data collecting of everything you do (even private folders). Sure you can opt out but some data is still collected. You can spend hours using user tweaks to disable all the garbage but apparently w10 can override your settings so you will always be required to monitor it. W10 updates also have been know to default all your privacy settings or flat out override tweaks/changes in registry. W10 sounds like a pain in the ass if you want personally freedom.
The fact that China called bs (China the most data collecting place on the planet) and now have a W10 China version that is free of data collecting.....Is somewhat scary.
Windows 7:
poor SSD NVME support
poor UEFI support
not working on Ryzen/Kaby-Coffee Lake CPUs(and not installing on Ryzen 3 2200G and 5 2400G)
Before you call me a Windows 10 shill,i was using Windows 7 until i upgraded my PC.And i'm using Linux mostly.
@@dirtkiller23 Yup. I ran onto that shit when I was building a Ryzen 2400G system late last year.
Can't install Win7 on Ryzen...
I was like: WTF!
When God shuts a Window, he opens a Linux.
-Linus 8:7
@Anon Commenter Sure, but God is a special boy and is too lazy to learn something new until he absolutely has to
Also Linus: "Nvidia, f**k you!"
(The *other* Linus ;) lol)
Clocked - Gaming And More! Gods a boy or a god?
Linus 8:7 - SEVEN you say, hm?
You mentioned Fisher-Price. I can't remember the article, something like that was said about the original interface for Windows XP..
Another option is having a linux virtual machine for internet + windows 7 host for games, MS Office, Photoshop, etc.
This setup can run pretty well on modern-ish computers with SSD and 8+ GB of memory, Linux itself actually uses not a lot of it.
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Modern VMs can be quite unintrusive, and additional isolation means no viruses. You can firewall host machine through guest one bridging physical network to the guest, and setting up IP host address to only network through the guest one - this is fairly secure for home and office use even if host is insecure, although VM software itself will need to be updated. It is theoretically very possible but fairly unlikely in reality that insecure host will compromise a secure guest, unless you are specifically targeted by a skilled attacker.
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Or if you can afford it, using old gaming PC or notebook as internet-only linux workstation, and a modern PC with either win7 or win10 for gaming. Who cares if win10 steals your save-game data or loses a few minutes of your progress since last autosave? Or even is infected with virus (as long as you have 2-factor auth on credit cards tied to steam).
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I'm typing this from a very old linux PC and it runs great (well except that the last youtube "upgrade" made its oldness to really show, but the OS is fine). If your hardware manufacturer really actually supports linux it's fairly easy to set up and learn, otherwise you might either need to get help setting it up, or learn some useful sysadmin skills.
Windows 7 support is about to end?!
It seems like just recently that XP was cut and 7 was the thing to get.
Damn.
Yeah, widows 8 had no reason to exist, they should have just supported windows 7 for like 6 years before then even thought about building another OS. But every time they make a new version of windows that's more money for them regardless if the OS is good or not.
Exactly, it's like they're really going for 10 now. 10 or nothing, shame.
Felt the same way, like why is this happening so soon! Hardware from windows 7 era is still mostly fine and 1/3 computers still use it wtf.
@@franklinbolton8730 I think the reason they're stopping support after a solid 10 years on the market is to consolidate all resources into one operating system (10). I dont like Windows 10, but
@@silverhawkroman and 10 is far and away the most I've ever hated an operating system of any kind. It's a shame, because I adored 98, XP, and 7; and hell, I even liked Vista and 8. But 10 is pure cancer. All my existing Windows laptops after 8.1's termination will be converted to Linux, and all new laptops I get from here on out will be Macs as I've grown quite fond of modern MacOS.
Windows 7 will go to heaven like all of the good little boys and girls.
@gary proffitt Ross* Bob Ross!
And Windows 10 is going to hell....oh wait: Windows 10 IS Hell itself.
*That means on January 14th, 2020, Jesus Returns as a Sith Lord. I hope he Live-Streams the obliteration of those Sidewalk Shitters on West Coast.*
Half of computers in CERN are working on Windows 95... you dont need updates especialy that most of last updates for Windows 7 was all about harvesting your personal data(windows 10 style...).
@@Bialy_1 that's because the computers at CERN are running software that's old. So they dont update since if would break the software, not because upgrading would somehow be worse.
my school computers decided to upgrade to windows 10 when windows 7 support ended, and it was a version from 2015
some computers did have the latest windows 10 but most computers which used to run windows 7 turned into a very old windows 10, that if i'm not mistaken, is STILL isn't supported.
whenever he said that they were cutting off windows 7 and very sad shiver went down my spine
i was actually watching this while in the process of installing windows 7
Edit: i am still using windows 7 and it's working great
great choice
Wtf
It's fake bc It's new comment, but I liked it:)
@@Pallid3 Uhm, mate, you know you can still downgrade to windows 7, even though microsoft disabled it?
@@Pallid3 you can still use it
Windows 7 is the greatest operating system of all time. When Windows 7 dies “How to use Linux” will become the top Google search
@cowsay msfconsole It's weird to say that arch is stable since it's a rolling release but honestly i had more problems with ubuntu than arch.
I already googled "alternatives to Windows" for the first time in my life after 20 years of PC usage. I am kind of looking forward to ditching Windows forever now, after all that frustration Win10 has caused.
@@schlafanzyk once Microsoft makes Windows a subscription service and charges us for the privilege of having an operating system a lot of people will be looking up that exact same thing.
Samuel Baugh - I reckon '98 was the best of all time.
And Bing
Or will it still be google?
5:50 except for the fact that they sacrificed post-boot speeds for boot times, this is especially noticeable on a hdd. On windows 10 the icons aren’t even loaded after boot, and so is the taskbar. Windows 7, instead, loads everything after boot, and does it quicker compared to windows 10, based on the programs and apps loading.
I dont hate you btw, you are basically the only channel I actively watch
I just discovered your channel Linus. Thanks for all the great content. New subscriber.
Folks will still use Win 7 and not worry about it. No one really worries that much about security and gamers? That's their problem. As long as the machines run they will stay with 7.
Charles Cosimano I will downgrade to wind 7
until that moment when chrome or firefox has an update and the installer says your OS isn't compatible (which might actually happen sooner than you think, windows xp was a good example of that), in that case most will start upgrading to windows 10 except for enterprise users.
i mean there are some enterprise users still using windows 98 ffs...
@@PixelGM actually going back to windows 7 is an upgrade...
@Qois Firosi
It depends on their support, too
@@PixelGM upgrade*
Surely making an OS we actually like would be more profitable.
Cannot wait for the, Windows Not Shit Edition.
Oh who are we kidding 11 would just be as bad thats why they want us on 10 so they can claim we love all the W10 BS and ramp it up for 11 as "Its what the consumer wants" sneaky but I wouldnt put it past M$
Of course, not. Maximizing ad clicks via / in OS - that's what's more profitable
It actually wouldn't be. That's the problem that's put us where we are today. 2010 thru 2020 proved that making a system largely out of user control is totally more profitable. Saved costs from one platform to support only + enhanced ability to view any data in the cloud to be analyzed at will + devs have to share percentages of their sales with MicrosoftStore/PlayStore/iTunes. Waywayway more money to be made in the cloud methodology - so local hardware is dying. It's actually NOT profitable to give the user what they want.
The problem is that we are not the market for windows. Gamers/power users are a small minority. most windows users are either businesses/organisations or just your average person with a laptop. They don't really care about the features or data collection and actually like the non-customisable plug-and-play nature of windows 10.
Wont happen with Windows, sadly....
I'd love someone to do a video based around "is using an unsupported windows version THAT dangerous?" to finally answer a question that has bugged me for a LONG time - from the everyday users perspective, is it REALLY like night-and-day stuff when it comes to security updates once an OS "dies" .... or would you actually not really notice any difference for a long time, if ever??
Everyone makes it seem like the moment security updates stop, every single person still using the now "dead" OS will suddenly have their computer hacked or hijacked by viruses, malware and ransomware. I'd love to know what the likelihood of that ACTUALLY occurring is, and whether it's been really blown out of proportion in order to just "scare" us into upgrading our operating systems or if there actually is any truth to this ... at all.
I might be able to answer this I have a game server running xp home edition it’s been running none stop since call of duty come out on pc in the early 2000’s it’s had no issues from hackers or virus it was online till a month ago when it was taken offline for hardware updates and cooler fans to be replaced again(noisy bearings) how ever after all these years it’s been no problems with is updates it did its last ones and has been running fine since.
I still use Windows 7 on my main computer and 10 on my work computer. I barely notice a different and I haven't had any security issues. Been thinking about upgrading lately just to stop being told I should upgrade.
I'd say if know what you're doing and don't visit sketchy websites, click random pop-ups, delete spam e-mails immediately, etc. If you're smart enough to take basic precautions, then you should be fine. Always have your anti-virus and anti-malware running and up-to-date. I have Windows XP and Windows 7 machines that both get regular use. Of course, I don't surf the web on my XP because I don't need to, but I still use the Internet on my 7.
The only time I've ever gotten a virus was when I was being a dumbass (visiting websites that offered "free" software downloads). Luckily I was able to defeat it, thanks to Safe Mode and Malwarebytes. 🙂
I refuse to listen to the alarmists that try to scare people into upgrading their OS because of "muh security risks". I understand system vulnerabilities, but as long as I keep my anti-virus definitions up-to-date, I should be good, right?
Microsoft said they wont be making any more new Windows versions after 10
So what ARE you going to do then?
They need a new version of Windows in say 10 years because nearly every update they bring causes more issues than they fix for many people. I'm thankful though my PC has not had these issues yet
@@aviationloverexpert7435 Same thing with me.I realized a long time ago that these "updates" are screwing my system up.They never tell you what these updates really is but instead they use some kind of code.
@Lazarus Blackwell any issues that I encounter within a new feature update seem to mysteriously disappear after 2 weeks or so...
Stuck with 7
@@the16bitstudio40 please stop using Windows 7.
I've been saying it for years: Windows 10 is the best advertisement for Linux ever made.
@Ahnaf Habib a bad os,don't try it!
No, it's not a bad OS, it's just different than what Windows or MAC users are used to. There's a bit of a learning curve. The only place where there's a problem is with gaming, but even that is changing now, and quickly.
As for it being a kernel or OS... Yeah, sure, technically the OS is considered GNU/Linux, but even pedants understand that when somebody says Linux on its own, they're generally referencing the entire OS. In almost all cases, when somebody speaks of the kernel they say so explicitly...
MrDrakkus what’s the kernel?
@@S0uLGamin
The kernel is the core of any Operating System. It's the bit that tells the hardware what the software wants it to do. Kind of like a translator.
MrDrakkus ahh thanks.
If you can find your old licence keys for windows 7 or windows 8, they always work on windows 10.
Ohhhhh that explains why my win7 nearly broke over recent update. I thought that was kinda weird after all. I had to do all sorts of wonky stuff to fix it.
But I have all these lovely legacy apps and I’m afraid they won’t survive.
*People with windows 95 are just looking at Linus weird*
People with windows 3.1 look at windows 95 people weird.
there are a lot of idiots in this world. oh well.
When was the EOL for that OS?
What about MenuetOS
@@Patrick1985McMahon I never heard of that one. I should take a look and see if it is worth any time. is it Linux based? That is what I notice with a lot of windows alternatives. Some seem more user friendly than others.
I'm still using my abacus. The only anti-virus I need is termite repellant.
lol nice
Im impressed.
oh yeah, i just downloaded an extra layer of abacus
@@wisestminer555 Have you upgraded to ceramic beads?
@@mini-botco.4364 yeah
I install windows 7 today, after pain in the ass installing driver with another laptop and backup all of my files. I finally done and oh boy, what a great experience. Fast, beautiful, simple, but have to be MORE cautious with my security tho...
I upgraded my whole pc but still on win 7 and it fells perfectly fine. I have win 10 installed as a secondary OS for a couple of years already, but still have no reason to migrate to it, or even use it. I am waiting for good games with raytracing, but sadly, there are no good games with raytracing yet :(
Can Win 7 even play modern games?
"What Happens When Windows 7 DIES?" it goes to good boy OS heaven :c
Was I a good OS?
I'm told you were the best.
I almost cried..
;)
What about vista?
@@rogerh.5792 Vista went into transformation mode, came out a butterfly (Win 7).
@@TechyBenYep, a surprising number of people forget that the actual experience between Vista SP2 and Win 7 at launch was actually really similar. For the most part Vista struggled at launch due to it being bundled with just straight up to weak computers (512mb ram is a dreaded example) and companies that were just not ready to transition from the old NT core to the new one as far as drivers were concerned.
If it wasn't for the lack of steam support on it as of January I would have no issues using it on my secondary machine (it's set up with all my older games and emulators).
Can we say that after 2020, Windows 7 pc will become retro ?
no?
Not really, Vista is getting closeish but I think 7 needs a few more years.
@Raphael welingston
Well Windows 7 is already about 20 years old.
... God Damn it. Now I made myself feel old...
@@thepuzzlemaster64 Windows 7 launched in 2009 so 10 years
I'm getting old.... I miss xp...
I honestly feel like we are in Windows 11 right now. The amount of changes they have made got Windows simpler and more aesthetic but I am not sure about performance.
You can also use kvm for windows titles and hijack your gpu for even better performance.
I'm fine with Windows 7 until my current pc dies. Then it's on to Linux Mint, already using it on my laptop because Windows 7 is compatible with it. It works great, smooth and flawless. Zero bloatware. Zero ads trying to sell me apps. Zero tracking and harvesting my data.
And you could use something else if mint is not appealing; there's some pretty neat desktop environments out there, some even mimicking windows xp or even 98, if you're into that
I use Manjaro KDE :)
@@fldrsilikaun Yeah, linux is best
John Lamont look into proton and Wine Staging with DXVK. Make sure you have Vulkan install on the system. Configure the sound in Wine Staging and the games will be great for Steam. I have been using Ubuntu Linux but Linux Mint is great for everybody who isn’t doing high end gaming. It will play games like other distro but needs some configuration to work correctly that novice users will have issues setting up.
I also use mint and I think its awesome
*Day starts*
Windows 7: guess I'll die!
lol
It must be really bad having to buy updates every few years, just one of the reasons macs are better. Free yearly updates 🖥
XD
It's called "planned obsolesence"
My Win 7 still works fine - and it's 11 Mar 2021 - I also use Linux - and win XP in a VM - and why not? I also run Win 10 on my Z840!
Dude Windows 7 can still be the best OS in the world with a third party antivirus that will protect your PC
No version of Windows is the best OS in the world.
I've liked Windows 10 from the beginning.
Except for the new Settings menu. Dividing everything between Control Panel and Settings sucks a lot.
Yeah and considering it's been 5 years it looks like that transition won't be complete for another 5-10 years :( just too slow of a transition for something so critical in an OS. It's crazy that it's taken them this long and they're only about half way done
Thats slowly changing, settings is getting more built out each pack
Dysfunctional CALCULATOR is just one of many many things which went wrong after I installed (and updated... who knows how many times) w10. I just couldn't use that OS.
@@MyLastSong719 depends. As new languages and language limits for computers hit an end. There needs to be something new. Technology also is not improving anywhere near as rapidly as before. The majors war and cold war we've had in the past required such astonishing growth to keep ahead. Its no longer needed not with everyone wanting to be best buddies with everyone else and blah blah other crap which is in all reality to create a single unified government to control the entire world.
Make a system shortcut on the start menu, go to control panel and right click on system, add to start.
So you are saying 98se is still the best option?
xp64 sp3
or 7pro sp1 nf4.5 - locked - Bye Bill
Win 2000 professional
98SE will not see big hard drives so better to stay with xp, vista and win 7, Just reinstall as needed.
and here I am.. on 1-31-20.. using 7 on my pc.. ended up with a windows 10 laptop (hate it) and am trying to figure out if my hardware will be confused when I install a fresh legit copy of windows 7 from an unopened disk on it. There is another update option for those security updates.. TOR. People share.
I'm still rocking windows 7. Unfortunately, I'm slowly finding out certain things are not working on my PC. I do not have Gsync in my nVidia control panel ( I have a RTX 3080 Ti ). If I want to play Crysis "remastered", I need windows 10. Most of the drivers for my video card are windows 10.
Don't worry, Article 13 is on track.
When Windows 7 reaches its end-of-support date, the internet is already dead
Only the EU people will get useless Internet :D
didn't article 13 fizzle away and die? I stopped hearing about it
shut up im scared im from eu, belgium. We belgians hate the people from the Netherlands for bringing out a article 13
At least UK may with some luck run from it... until EU gets their panzer tanks and take the land by force.
That's not whaf article 13 is about
Could you guys perchance make a video about comparing different Linux distros in respect to things you already mentioned for Windows in this video (like performance, ease-of-use, GUI integration, customizability, boot time, etc.)?
I know there's already lots of guides and blogs and forums out there, but a summary in video form especially now with Windows 7 going would be awesome!
That would be awesome
I like Ubuntu.
Check out DistroTube.
Doesn't make much sense, because you can install (nearly) every DE on every Distribution and performance is mainly dependent on the DE. Note, that I've had problems running Steam on non-Debian based distros. My new "love" is Pop! OS. Out of the box, it's by far the best-looking Distro out there.
Install some distros in virtual box to see what you like. If you don’t like it, no harm done. If you really like the Windows 7 experience, I’d suggest Linux Mint Cinnamon or Mate. If you want an experience like MacOS then Ubuntu is great. If you have an older computer then something like Lubuntu will give you some performance back. Try some stuff out and see what fits between now and the end of the Windows 7 support life.
Me being on windows 7 in 2021 because all times I tied upgrading it failed in second boot, and it says I need internet's explorer 11 but it's corrupted:oK
Watching this on Windows 7
I wanted to use XP but my computer is too new for that, it doesn't even support 7 officially :(
What happens when Windows 7 support ends?
Literally nothing. Genuinely, actually nothing.
So you say, but I think 2020 has been the beginning of the end of the world. Obviously win7 dying was the catalyst for these events.
Windows 7 can be protected by a good independant firewall and virus protection.
You panic too much over nothing linus.
I still use windows xp pro, not even one virus in over 10 years!!.
Using WIN7 operating system for 8 years and 3 computers and notebooks, there has never been a blue screen and irreparable situation. WIN10 operating system laptop 8750H /1050TIGPU/16GB DDR RAM/256GB SSD+1TB HDD/ After 2 months of updating the program Black screen can't enter BIOS and safe mode fix, buy a new 8750H/1070GPU/16GB DDR/512GB SSD+1TBHDD for one week, SANNING AND REPAIRING IRV (G:): 0% COMPLETE ---------- - It has been more than 2 hours now, still 0%, unable to enter the BIOS and safe mode. WIN7's $500 I5 3510CPU 630GT 8GB DDR3 computer 2012 still has no problems, running 16 hours a day, always in a dormant state Without turning off the power
I still use windows xp pro, not even one virus in over 10 years!!. - lol wtf, you must running on some ancient hardware, as nothing released in pat 7-8 years supports xp driver wise...it does not even have dx 11...
More evidence of Win10 being absolutely BROKEN.
@@tachibanahasegawa3480 you do understand that a typical blue screen 9 times out 10 is hardware issue? You are full of sh!t sir or have nothing to do with IT if you have never seen it in your 8 years...
@@snowflakesfell4407 My new computer is still scanned and repaired (G:): 0% progress, 2 and a half days passed, I dare not restart the computer, last time WIN10 scan and repair the hard disk process 0% more than two hours later I Restart the computer after the blue screen, then start again to become a black screen, can not enter the safe mode, and finally can only go to the dealer to repair, and now still have not really fixed the program error and various power management, fast storage problems, integrated graphics 3D driver Problems, keyboard lighting issues, etc.
Windows: Hey, let's update.
Me: Remind me tomorrow.
Next 5 mins,
Windows: Hey, let's update
still use windows 7 in 2022, dual-booted alongside windows 11. thinking about adding a windows xp partition but not sure yet.
Windows 10: "do you want to upgrade from windows 7?"
Me: "YOOUUU SHALLL NOT PASS!"
My win7 machine kept asking me for a year or two if I wanted their "free" upgrade.
One day it just stopped and I know it's because the roll out finished, but I truly like to believe the AI just realised I am too stubborn to ever change.
*4yrs ago, After a week of the Free Upgrade BS, I stopped it cold with an online tip. In my mind, it was as if a Win10 Sales Rep kept knocking on my door. I answered the Door, told him Hell TF NO!!! and stabbed him in the Neck with a piece of broken mirror and slammed the door, not calling 911.*
@@tommycooperfish
MS: W10 roles out "You did not want free spyware? But W10 has dx12 and Cortana? Super fast! "
MS: Windows 10 Now free for limited time!! "No one buying?" "How can we collect data to sell?"
MS: Few years later. "Windows 7 updates now with data collecting for your benefit" "Oh no they are disabling it"
MS: All new cpus will no longer support W10 because reasons.... "Oh No. They realized it was BS"
When you have to push this hard for win10 and it just barely passed w7 installs once. Thats pretty bad.
Lets not ignore that W10 is also installed on all premade pcs which inflate the numbers,
If you can smell that sponsor, I'm thinking that heats spreader isn't quite doing its job.
Nice
I think the server room is on fire again.
Great
I really want to use Linux but still not sure, sure gaming is viable now but is it gonna support newer title?
can always vm windows 10 if necessary, but due to how RESOURCE FREAKING HUNGRY IT IS whats the point?
I just sudo it up with linux now on my main system and have windows as a side piece on dual boot
You're going to have to rip Windows 7 from my cold dead hands...
Exactly this, and what Linus doesn't seem to grasp (and what MS doesn't want users to realize) is that Windows 7 has had the best minds in the world trying to hack it and then those hacks being patched out for literally 10 years. Millions of man hours in total I am sure. At this point the odds of finding an unpatched vulnerability in Windows 7 are something like winning the lottery, it is possible, but extremely unlikely. Furthermore, if you browse with a modern browser with an up to date antivirus like Avast and Ublock Origin, your odds of picking up a virus or malware or ransomware are vanishingly small. If you are effective at detecting phishing attacks, you are probably good to stick with Windows 7 until some killer app comes out for Windows 10. If you are like me, at that point, you clone your drives and build a new system, because your hardware is obsolete anyway, and you have the benefit of your windows 7 machine being available as a backup for some years until the capacitors croak or some such.
@@benjones8105 Very true , at this point i'm still using windows 7 and i'm on the same pc that i used 10 yrs ago with some upgrades to run decent. I never go to sketchy sites or whatnot , but if i get ransomware or something similar SOMEHOW i will be more than happy to finally upgrade to a new pc xD
Im still on win7 Because 1 I have full access to the UAC and can remove "Features" windows forced on me, and still no Security or Malware/Spyware Issues. Because If Win10 is whats popular, People aren't writing virus or malware code for win 7