Windows 7 End of Life deadline is January 15th 2020

The Windows 7 End of Life deadline is January 15th 2020

When setting the annual IT budget, a lot of businesses seem to lean on the old adage “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” That would at least explain why Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system, which admittedly has been a reliable workhorse, still owns 35 percent of the market nearly 10 years after its release. Now that the Windows 7 End of Life (EOL) deadline is just two months away, a lot of companies are suddenly realizing they need to act fast to ensure their computers are supported after January 15, 2020, otherwise they’ll have to compete while struggling with:

• System instability and decreasing performance
• Inability to use new software because of incompatibility
• Non-compliance with company and industry regulations
• Greater security risks from unpatched vulnerabilities

Read more in this great article by Acronis:

https://www.acronis.com/en-us/articles/windows7-end-of-life/

And remember all versions of Actinic and Sellerdeck from the earliest will run in Windows 10.