Is Windows 10 safer than Windows 7?
By Ken ColburnJune 21, 2018 
This June 28, 2016 file photo shows Windows 10 operating on a Microsoft Surface computer in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Q: Is it true that Windows 10 is more secure than Windows 7?Microsoft has made a concerted effort to get users to upgrade to Windows 10 since it was released in 2015, and touting security and performance have been their primary tactics.
Despite their best efforts, Windows 7 continues to be a very popular operating system, especially with businesses, but that will have to change in the near future. Mainstream support for Windows 7 actually expired in early 2015, with extended support slated to end in January 2020.
The primary difference in these support levels is that when mainstream support ends, performance improvements, new features and free support also end. Extended support means that Microsoft will only provide bug fixes and security updates.
Essentially, anyone running Windows 7 should be planning to transition to another supported OS over the next year and a half.
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