However, that does not mean you cannot use it anymore. When the 10th of January, , comes around, all it means is that Microsoft will no longer fix any security flaws that appear. It will be similar to Internet Explorer, which is no longer supported by Windows and will be removed when Windows 11 draws near. With no more security updates, continuing to use Windows 8 or 8. In fact, quite a few users are still sticking to Windows 7 , and that operating system lost all support back in January As it turns out, losing support does not immediately mean the operating system is a sitting duck in the cybersecurity world.
By deploying a solid antivirus, maintaining a good firewall, and staying safe while online, you can continue using an old operating system. In fact, these are all points we covered in our guide to securing Windows 7 past its support deadline. If you want to continue to use Windows 8 or 8. However, for those looking to upgrade to Windows 10, a few options are still available. We have an extensive tutorial on how to use the Windows 10 media creation tool showing all detailed steps.
You need to at least purchase a valid license of Windows 10 for activation. Some users claimed that they are still able to get the free upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 8. We cannot verify these claims. You can try it out and see if you can get the upgrade for free. If not, you will have to buy the Windows 10 license online. There are new hardware and software requirements , and it may not be very easy to fulfill the compatibility needs.
There are three main editions:. You cannot install desktop applications on Windows RT 8. If you want to install and use traditional desktop applications on your computer—for example, Adobe Photoshop or QuickBooks—you will need a device that runs Windows 8. If you want to use Windows on a tablet, you'll need to buy a tablet that has it pre-installed, such as the Microsoft Surface.
Other manufacturers also sell tablets that use Windows. Keep in mind that some older tablets may run Windows RT 8. If so, you'll see a message telling you what you need to do.
After the update is downloaded and the first phase of the installation is complete which could take between 15 minutes and a few hours, depending on your system and your connection speed , you'll see a message telling you that your PC needs to restart.
Or you can restart it yourself. Important: If you leave your PC before it's ready to restart, be sure to save your work and close any desktop apps you're using to make sure you don't lose anything when it restarts automatically. Restarting will take longer than usual—from 20 minutes to about an hour—while the update is applied. During this time, you won't be able to use your PC.
You'll see a list of recommended settings called Express settings. To accept these settings and continue, select Use express settings. You can change any of these settings later, after you finish setting up. If you'd like to change some of these settings now, select Customize.
For more info, select Learn more about express settings. To learn about how these settings affect your privacy, select Privacy statement. Next, you'll be asked to sign in. If you already use a Microsoft account to sign in to Windows 8 or Windows RT, your account name will be filled in for you. If you previously used a local account, you can still use it to sign in.
We'll send a security code to the alternate email address or phone number you've set up for this account, and you'll need to enter that code to verify that you're the owner of the account.
This helps us protect your account and devices when you access sensitive info. If you don't have alternate contact info set up for the account yet, you'll be asked to provide it now. To sign in with your local account, enter your password.
You can always connect to a Microsoft account later, and we recommend giving it a try. Simply put, your Microsoft account is the glue that holds together so many useful features of the new Windows.
With an account, you'll be able to get apps from the Windows Store, automatically sync your settings and documents between PCs, back up your photos to the cloud so you can get to them from anywhere, and see all your contacts from multiple email and social networking accounts together in the People and Mail apps. If this is your first time setting up a PC with Windows 8. If you already have another PC running Windows 8. Photos you take with this PC are saved to your camera roll folder on this PC, and a smaller copy of each photo is automatically backed up to your OneDrive.
When you create a new document, the default save location is OneDrive. In the new license agreement , a virtual copy of Windows 10 needs its own license key. For Windows 7. You can either have a pre-installed copy that came with your computer OEM , a retail version bought from a store, or a Family Pack bought from Microsoft. The number of computers you can install Windows 7 on is the same regardless of the edition of Windows you have: Ultimate, Home Premium, Starter, Professional, etc.
So that pretty much states how many computers you can install Windows 7 on! Now if you have the Family Pack, you can clean install or upgrade up to 3 PCs. Note that for Windows 7 retail versions, you can also uninstall Windows 7 from one PC and install it on another, though you may have to give Microsoft a call when activating it. The one caveat that is pretty welcome is the fact that you can install one more copy of Windows 7 on the same licensed machine in a virtual machine.
However, it has to be on the same computer. Here is the official text:. This is the only part of the license agreement that is different than previous versions of Windows.
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