The Windows 10 free upgrade offer was a major Microsoft push to move users away from Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1. Microsoft officially reminded users that the free upgrade offer for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 ended on July 29, 2016. At the time, the offer seemed simple: eligible users could upgradeContinue reading “Windows 10 Free Upgrade: A Small Business Lesson About Upgrade Planning”
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PSA: Windows Server 2003 End Of Support
What does this mean for you? If you have no Windows Server 2003 machines, you may ignore this message. However, if you have even one Windows Server 2003, or virtual machine in use, you need to understand what Microsoft means by this. Periodically, Microsoft discontinues older software. To examine the Microsoft Lifecycle, see this page:Continue reading “PSA: Windows Server 2003 End Of Support”
Windows XP End of Support: A Modern Lesson for Small Business IT Planning
The Windows XP end of support deadline was April 8, 2014. That date has long passed, but the lesson still matters for small businesses: unsupported software creates avoidable risk. Microsoft ended support for Windows XP, Office 2003, and Exchange Server 2003 on that date. After support ended, Microsoft stopped providing security updates, non-security hotfixes, assistedContinue reading “Windows XP End of Support: A Modern Lesson for Small Business IT Planning”