Should you still use Windows 7, it may be time to consider upgrading.

Starting Jan. 14, 2020, exactly one year from Monday, Microsoft will no longer support Windows 7. Which means no more updates or security fixes for the operating system.

"Changes and upgrades in technology are inevitable," said Brad Anderson, corporate v . p . for Microsoft 365, inside a blog. "And there's never been a better time for you to start putting in motion what you have to do to shift your organization to some modern desktop with Microsoft 365."

Microsoft will continue to supply security updates for Windows 7 to business customers that pay for support, according to Softwareonlinedeal, although not individual users.

Windows 7 was released in '09 and it is still one of the most widely used desktop operating systems. Windows 10 finally overtook Windows 7 in the desktop market at the end of last year, based on ZDNet. NetMarketShare's December 2018 report demonstrated that 39.2 percent of the machines they collect data from used Windows 10, while 36.9 % used Windows 7, based on Softwareonlinedeal.

In 2012, the pc giant chose to extend five more years of support for all editions of Windows 7 for individual users.