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Ahead of Patch Tuesday, a cautionary tale
As always, the second Tuesday of the month is a big day for Microsoft updates and patches. But even for versions of Windows 10 the company says are business-ready, issues can crop up. Traitov / Getty Images
Microsoft has officially deemed Windows 10 version 2004 as “ready for business,” but I’d argue it still needs a bit more help to be fully ready for consumers. With this month’s Patch Tuesday upon us, here’s an example of what I mean. It involves mysterious NAS issues, some sleuthing, and a workaround all of which show how troublesome updates can be sometimes.
Jen Psaki’s Monday briefing, praising her for calling out CBS News’
Ed O’Keefe when he lacked on-the-record sources to back up an assertion he made, and relied only on background.
“There are Democrats who see the the first meeting the president is having face-to-face with lawmakers is with Republicans and not Democrats. Why is the White House doing that?” O’Keefe asked regarding President
Joe Biden’s plan to sit down with 10 Republican senators on Monday.
O’Keefe later added that he’s heard chatter that Democrats are unhappy he is not meeting with them as well.
“Just people talking about it in the hallways?” Psaki asked back, earning a sheepish “sure” from O’Keefe.
These stats can t be fully trusted because they re mostly based on guesswork, but clearly, one piece of guesswork here is way more off than the other.
We know Windows 10 passed 1 Billion users in March 2020 and if the Netmarketshare/Statcounter stats are to be believed, Windows 7 has about a quarter of Windows 10 s users, which would mean over 250 Million installs. If Ed Bott is to be believed, those percentages are off by double digits and the Windows 7 share should be more like 7%.
I can fully see why so many still use Windows 7, it was a stable OS that worked and didn t try to be a jack of all trades, like Windows 10 does.
People still love Windows 7 on December 31, 2020, 5:18 94 comments
Recap: It’s been almost a year since Microsoft ended its extended support for Windows 7. Barring those organizations willing to pay for extended security updates (ESUs), the move pretty much pulled the curtain down on the venerable OS. But despite Microsoft constantly warning people they should upgrade, it is estimated that at least 100 million PCs still run the aging operating system.
On January 14, 2020, Windows 7 reached the end of its extended support period. After this point, only business and education customers willing to pay the high prices have been able to receive ESUs.
By last August, the OS was still found on almost a quarter of all devices, and with the first anniversary approaching, those user numbers haven’t fallen as much as you might expect.