Windows 7 in 2018?

[GeneralOxxy]

Is windows 7 worth it in 2018? Since windows 10 got cortana using my memory and cpu for no reason even after i turned it off will windows 7 (64bit) be faster? And i don't need microsoft installing games in my pc without asking me and stealing my privacy ;-;

[AbdulESL]

Sure, even in 2019 and 2020

[LunaP0n3]

Sure, until 2020 when the extended support period ends.

[Enderman]

Cortana doesn't use memory or CPU if you don't use it.

[GeneralOxxy]

Can i use it after 2020?

But when i open task manager it shows cortana 0.3% cpu and 40mb of ram

[GoldenLag]

it will be "faster" untill support for the OS fades and it becomes worse than Win 10. there is some difference, but last time i checked it is quite small

[GoldenLag]

Just now, GeneralOxxy said:

But when i open task manager it shows cortana 0.3% cpu and 40mb of ram

note how that is 0,3% usage and 40 mb of ram. like it is something, but not really. are you shure youve completely turned it off?

[Sniperfox47]

Whether Windows 7 is worth it is subjective. Alot of that is statements rather than a question, so I'll avoid everything else and just answer your question.

7 minutes ago, GeneralOxxy said:

will windows 7 (64bit) be faster?

Sorry but the answer is "it depends".

 

Windows 10 has some pretty serious under the hood tweaks to improve performance. But it also has a lot more over head.

 

On older hardware Windows 7 is likely to perform better.

 

On newer hardware Windows 10 is likely to perform better.

 

On systems with very little RAM Windows 10 performs *way* better.

 

It's going to depend on your hardware and what you're doing, but in many cases the speed difference between the two is likely negligable.

[GeneralOxxy]

Just now, GoldenLag said:

note how that is 0,3% usage and 40 mb of ram. like it is something, but not really. are you shure youve completely turned it off?

Yea i went into settings and turned it off from there should i like turn it off from like the registry? 

[Sniperfox47]

2 minutes ago, GeneralOxxy said:

But when i open task manager it shows cortana 0.3% cpu and 40mb of ram

That 40mb (MB? mB? mB?) of RAM probably isn't actually taking up 40MB of RAM. A lot of that is probably paged.

 

Unless you're actively working with it, having stuff in memory doesn't hurt anything. Clearing memory is *crazy* fast. That's the whole reason why superfetch and prefetching is a thing.

[wojtepanik]

go win 10, don't worry about cortana using cpu - lol, install your win as in other region, you won't get cortana at all.

[GeneralOxxy]

2 minutes ago, wojtepanik said:

go win 10, don't worry about cortana using cpu - lol, install your win as in other region, you won't get cortana at all.

Nice thanks!

[SupaKomputa]

Yes you can use win 7, but many programs may require windows 10.

To be safe install win 7 and program version that supports it.

[Sfekke]

5 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

Yes you can use win 7, but many programs may require windows 10.

To be safe install win 7 and program version that supports it.

Most software still supports Windows 7.

"Most" 

All recent games still do as well.

If it wasn't for software I used daily and VR performing better in W10 I'd still be on Windows 7.

[Radium_Angel]

6 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

Yes you can use win 7, but many programs may require windows 10

I have yet to see a win10 only program.

 

[wojtepanik]

3 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

I have yet to see a win10 only program.

 

cuz the kernel it's the same, win 10 is modified win 7, you can even acces some parts of win7 in win 10 for ex. control pannel

[Levent]

4 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

I have yet to see a win10 only program.

 

IIRC only UWP stuff is W10.

[Enderman]

21 minutes ago, GeneralOxxy said:

But when i open task manager it shows cortana 0.3% cpu and 40mb of ram

Are you kidding?

Do you actually think that makes a difference?

That's because there's other OS stuff being done in the background under the cortana label.

[Radium_Angel]

11 minutes ago, Levent said:

IIRC only UWP stuff is W10.

Heh, point taken.

 

I was thinking *useful* software, not stuff arbitrarily locked by MS... 

[samcool55]

You can perfectly use Windows 7 today, i still do.

Can you still use Windows 7 after it's eol? You can, but you shouldn't. Unless you keep it offline.

I have a system with XP on it, no internet connection, perfectly fine to use that. I mean for some old-school games i just have to. Windows 7 or newer refuses to work properly and a VM doesn't work either.

[3 Lions]

While Windows 7 is still usable I wouldn't recommend it for a 'daily' OS anymore since it is becoming much less secure and from what I've seen they are slowing down update servers for it (a really cheap way of getting people to move over to Windows 10). 

Edited May 30, 2018 by LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo

[Lathlaer]

The thing about Win10 is, it's not a bad system per se - it just takes a few moments and/or internet guides to set it up properly so it will not annoy you with updates and other shit.

 

I was fearing the change but since my new system uses m.2 nvme ssd as main storage, I had to move for Win10 (trying to get it working for Win7 would be a pain). 15 minutes watching few guides on how to configure essentials and the transition was seamless to me.

[Christophe Corazza]

I have a copy of all Windows versions since XP that I can boot to on my main desktop PC.

Although... the XP version is a bit tricky, especially concerning connecting to the internet.

However, my daily OS that I use on all devices (except Apple) is Windows 10. For “normal” use, I wouldn’t recommend any other onr as a daily OS though.

[LogicalDrm]

2 hours ago, GeneralOxxy said:

Can i use it after 2020?

 

Sure. Thats just time when MS stop delivering security updates.

[Delicieuxz]

I think that Windows will continue to be usable even in 2025. Just have a good antivirus program running if you're concerned about malware and if you have unsafe browsing / downloading habits. I haven't updated my Windows 7 OS in 3 years, and haven't had a single issue.

 

5 hours ago, samcool55 said:

You can perfectly use Windows 7 today, i still do.

Can you still use Windows 7 after it's eol? You can, but you shouldn't. Unless you keep it offline.

I have a system with XP on it, no internet connection, perfectly fine to use that. I mean for some old-school games i just have to. Windows 7 or newer refuses to work properly and a VM doesn't work either.

What's a game that needs the Windows XP installation? Just curious.

 

5 hours ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

While Windows 7 is still usable I wouldn't recommend it for a 'daily' OS anymore since it is becoming much less secure and from what I've seen they are slowing down update servers for it (a really cheap way of getting people to move over to Windows 10). 

All the Windows 7 security updates are identical to the Windows 10 security updates. So, I would think that Windows 7 and Windows 10 are both equally secure.