MS ends Win 7 support Jan. 14, 2020 ( 7 months )

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/win...life-support-information?ocid=MoveToWindows10

What does Daybreak plan on doing in regards to building and maintaining content for Win 7 users?

Will Win 7 user still be able to play?

OR

Will Win 7 users need to upgrade?

People who don't want Cortana shoved down their throats... Pretty sure those guys still use Windows 7 lol.

The guys that hated win 8 and went back to WIN 7 xD. Then Win 10 came out and they don't want to mess with that BS again. And, the guys that go by the mantra, "If it aint broke don't fix it."

Once an OS is unsupported - it's... unsupported. The client will still run, and there's no reason to think that there will be any change to that. If there is, it's a Microsoft problem, not a Daybreak problem.

It's not possible to ask a software provider to solve an OS problem. It's completely out of their control.

From your previous postings, I imagined your critical thinking was better than that.

DCUO stopped support for XP & Vista just like they dropped PS3. I do not remember how long after MS stopped their support that DCUO followed suit. That is why I was asking.

I do, I don't want a updates deleting my files...plus I don't like Cortana, **** Cortana.

Its very simple, update your OS if you still want security updates, or pay through the nose for continued support if you have a enterprise license.

If it's unsupported, then it's definitely broke.

What happened when DB dropped support for the other versions of Windows? Did it stop working? Or did they just not offer support for the game after that?

The more you can tell me, the better solution I can find for you.

Actually, without making this a pulling teeth kind of thing, it's almost certain that what I'm going to recommend is:-

Run Windows 8 or 10 in a Virtual Machine.

That way you get to keep the OS of your choice (7), but have a separate version of Windows for stuff that requires greater than 7.

There are two free VMs that I would recommend: VMWare or VirtualBox (previously VBox). VirtualBox is probably the better supported, because: Oracle. But VMWare is more user-friendly.

If you want help in installing and running either, shout me and I'll talk you through it when we're both online - or, better yet, we can talk it out in a separate thread and make a FAQ and Guide out of it.

You know you can switch Cortana off, though ?

Or people who don't want spyware shoved down their throats.

That's what a decent (not Microsoft) Security suite is for. Get one.

I was refering to the spyware implemented from windows 10 it self.I love windows 10 but I know quiet a lot of peoples stay away because of things in windows 10.

Hmm...

I use Windows 8.1 and installed Classic Shell so my desktop looks like Win 7 and not that kindergarten tiles with moving pictures desktop. And yes, you have to sign up for Cortana for Win 10 and yes you can turn off/disable Cortana. I have not had a problem with updates deleting files for Win 8.1; then again, I dont have auto updates turned on. I get update notifications so that I can research and then decide if I want to use the update or not.

This is simple; Win 7 users will need to adjust to their best abilities. Win 7 can still be used after the support ends; however, it would be wise to use it offline, since security updates will no longer be available. Microsoft will always try to push their latest product whenever they can, which is why the company is suggesting Win 7 users to move straight to Win 10, since Microsoft no longer sells the Win 8 discs or first time downloads. Win 8 can be run in a virtual machine if enough space is allocated to it; otherwise researching a third party seller will be necessary to purchase the disc/download.

At some point Daybreak will have to communicate about the Win 7 non support, give suggestions to about how to deal with it and remind players that it is out of Daybreak's control if something goes wrong with their computer because they are playing the game online on an unsupported OS. The games will continue to move forward; it will be up to the players to decide when they want to move on from Win 7.

Their was a update, the infamous October 2018 update for Win 10 that deleted personal files both on and off the system drive for many many users. I don't hate windows 10 persay, I just like 7 better, its prob the best OS ever made except for maybe XP. I'll upgrade to 10 when I build my new PC.

Yes, I remember that update and it made me glad I stuck with Win 8.1. I do miss XP and I still have my retired XP machine. I only had the chance to use Win 7 at work; when I HAD to upgrade from XP because of the non-support, the only OS I could get at the time was Win 8 because I got the OS disc for free with my new machine build. Can't beat free, right? Ahh, the good old days when you could get a machine, pre-built or not and STILL get the physical OS disc with it at no extra charge.

Because CDs are sooooo expensive to make. All of 10 cents, and I'm high balling that.

To be fair, Windows won't fit on a CD....so a DVD....like 11 cents. But yeah.

Reinheld

Still doesn't mean I like it being apart of the OS.

Fyi, I have it shut off; but it's not gone entirely because it's integrated into Window's 10's search interface lol. You disable that completely, and it breaks.