Beginning in July, Microsoft's forum staff will not provide tech support team or ways to questions without a doubt of its programs, including Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, one of the few company's forum moderators announced. As well as to questions posted in Microsoft's Discussion boards. In essence, which is another proceed to encourage users who have been getting by with legacy products to upgrade, and specifically to Windows 10.

"There will be no proactive reviews, monitoring, answering or answer marking of questions. The forums will still be moderated by Microsoft agents to be certain participants can practice a safe and positive environment," the moderator said.

Moderation continues to needed because Microsoft continues to allow users to publish questions and various information regarding legacy product or service on its forums. However, it will likely be up to the area itself to help you each other out, instead of just receive any official response from Microsoft's staff.

Elements you will list of products in which support is now being discontinued:

Windows 7, 8.1, 8.1 RT
Microsoft Security Essentials
Internet Explorer 10
Office 2010, Office 2013
Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2, Surface RT, Surface 2
Microsoft Band- this topic should be locked. Users are invited to join in Microsoft Band 2 topic
Mobile devices forum- Microsoft support will continue in "Other Windows mobile devices" topic
Zune-this topic is locked, all of which remain presented to browsing

The Microsoft Band and Zune forums may be locked, meaning users won't be able to post new questions in a choice one. However, they are going to remain viewable for users that run into points that have already been answered in past/existing threads.

In a very separate message, Microsoft referenced Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 both are "products that reached end of support," therefore the decision to give up devoting resources to answering related questions in the packages Community forums. So far as other avenues, they're in the extended support cycle, and is scheduled to conclude on January 14, 2020 for Windows 7 (with Service Pack 1) and January 10, 2023 for Windows 8.1.

Microsoft released Windows 10 in the direction of public nearly two year period ago on July 29, 2015. Improved, Microsoft has rolled out five major updates, the most recent of which could possibly be the April 2018 Update. Companyname's mailing address ongoing plan's to upgrade Windows 10 twice yearly, with monthly security patches rolled out in between.