"Windows 7" End of New Year Support Early measures on December 24 16:36
Support for Windows 7 will be discontinued on the 14th of the month of the new year. In Japan, it is estimated that it is still used by nearly 15 million units, and after support ends, the risk of becoming infected with a virus increases, so Microsoft Japan is calling for early measures.
Support for Microsoft's Windows 7 software, released 10 years ago, will end on January 14 of the new year.
Subsequent security flaws will no longer provide a patch, greatly increasing the risk of unauthorized access or virus infection.
According to estimates released by Microsoft Japan on the 24th, it is estimated that the number of PCs still using "Windows 7" will be about 8.13 million units in domestic companies and local governments, and 6.79 million personal units, which is close to 15 million in total. Is that
For this reason, Microsoft is urging users to switch to basic software that is still supported.
Microsoft Japan says, "We expect cyber attacks to increase in the future for the Olympics next year, so please take early measures."
Expert "Update as soon as possible"
Shinichiro Kagaya, an expert at Independent Administrative Institution "Information Processing Promotion Organization", said, "Only one terminal whose support has ended is connected to the network, there is a danger that viruses etc. will spread throughout the organization as a stepping stone. Yes, we need to update as soon as possible, instead of using a computer that is no longer supported, as it may affect other people as well as individual problems. "