Archangel Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Does anyone know how long Affinity applications will be supported on Windows 7 in the future considering Microsoft will soon be terminating their long term support for the operating system next year [2020]? There will be a point when we will all have to upgrade to Windows 10 or change platform completely but for many users Windows 7 still performs very well indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee D Posted July 1, 2019 Staff Share Posted July 1, 2019 We haven't had anything from the developers yet but as you say there will be a point when it's necessary to upgrade as Windows and app development continues. Archangel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archangel Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 On 7/1/2019 at 11:35 AM, Lee D said: We haven't had anything from the developers yet but as you say there will be a point when it's necessary to upgrade as Windows and app development continues. Okay thanks. However, I'll be sticking with 7 for a while yet. At least until we get the internet installed around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ingram Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 On 6/28/2019 at 8:07 PM, Michael S Harvey said: Does anyone know how long Affinity applications will be supported on Windows 7 in the future considering Microsoft will soon be terminating their long term support for the operating system next year [2020]? There will be a point when we will all have to upgrade to Windows 10 or change platform completely but for many users Windows 7 still performs very well indeed. Yes, it's true that Microsoft are ending support for Windows 7 in January 2020. We won't immediately end support for Windows 7, and any apps which currently run on Windows 7 should continue to run without issue. However future versions may well mandate a minimum of Windows 10 in order to run (this isn't currently the case, we're just reserving the right to do so...). Archangel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novak Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 A better question is for how long will you use/support it. It's a decade old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archangel Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 1 minute ago, Mark Ingram said: Yes, it's true that Microsoft are ending support for Windows 7 in January 2020. We won't immediately end support for Windows 7, and any apps which currently run on Windows 7 should continue to run without issue. However future versions may well mandate a minimum of Windows 10 in order to run (this isn't currently the case, we're just reserving the right to do so...). Well, that's a relief for the immediate future anyway. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archangel Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, Novak said: A better question is for how long will you use/support it. It's a decade old. Until needs must, or I get a new PC probably. I'm still using XP on my old desktop workstations (with no internet link). Although not as much these days. It's still good for old games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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