Some Windows users may not be able to update their operating system. The tool below can be used to check if your computer meets the minimum system requirements for Windows 10:
Windows 7 EFI support is limited to 圆4 installations and will only EFI boot on Class 2 EFI hardware (UEFI with CSM). This makes them increasingly unlikely to be able to boot Windows 7. Newer computers use the UEFI standard, meaning that they will boot in EFI mode. It may now be time to consider an update of your hardware.
Windows 7 was replaced by Windows 8 in 2012, meaning that computers running Windows 7 are likely to be at least 8 years old.
If your computer does not meet these system requirements you will not be able to install Windows 10 as your operating system.
A potential problem with these extended updates is that you will be in the same situation three years from now when the extended support comes to an end. Aimed at businesses with a Windows 7 and Server 2008R2 based infrastructure, these updates incur a per-device charge, meaning that the total cost can be eye-watering, however, may be cheaper than the total downtime of a computer or the cost of replacing hardware if it does not support Windows 10. However, just because these Extended Updates are available, does not mean that they should be used in every situation. After the various issues that were encountered by home and business users following the EOL of Windows XP (the WannaCry ransomware attack on the NHS has often been credited to their large use of Windows XP and Server 2003), Microsoft is making Extended Support Updates available for customers that are willing to pay. The long answer is slightly more complicated. Three weeks on, this blog post will aim to answer as many of these questions as possible that may be stopping you from finally updating. Questions like: Is it time to update? What will happen if I don’t update? What if the update breaks my computer? What if my computer doesn’t support Windows 10 or I can’t update? As one of the most popular Home and Server Operating Systems (some estimates place Windows 7 as the operating system on 26% of PCs as of December 2019*), many people will now have questions about the state of the Operating System. On the 14th of January 2020, Windows 7 and Server 2008R2 reached end of life (EOL).