Microsoft closes the tap and manufacturers will not be able to sell computers with Windows 7 and 8.1

It was something you could see coming. A logical but not expected measure may be less annoying, at least for some users looking for computers with an operating system prior to Windows 10. We are talking about new equipment, of course.

And it is that despite the fact that Windows 10 has been with us for some time, until now it has been allowed the sale of computers with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1as the operating system. A configuration that came pre-installed and whose days are already numbered.

We have already seen a few hours ago how Windows 10 has suffered the first decline in market share this month of September, a loss that contrasted with a slight rebound in computers with Windows 7. And avoid this indentation and strengthening Windows 10 may be the ultimate reason for this measure.

From November 1 of this year, manufacturers will not be able to pre-install Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 on computers that go on sale

From November 1 of this year manufacturers will not be able to pre-install Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 on their released devices . Those that already exist in _stock_ may be sold, but with the end of these all will have to come with Windows 10 as the operating system.

It should be remembered that until July 29 all these computers have had the possibility to upgrade to Windows 10 for freeAs of that date, the move to Windows 10 was no longer free, something that contrasts with the update policy of other platforms in which the cost is zero (in the case of MacOS X).

The point is that this measure puts an end to the sales of a system, especially Windows 7, which was very popular among usersA system somewhere between the failed Windows Vista in its early days and the no less controversial Windows 8.1 that currently still has a large legion of users.

Let's also remember that the move to Windows 10 is mandatory for those users who want to continue receiving updates of their operating system, since the past This year its main support ended and in 2020 Windows 7 will stop receiving security updates with all that this entails.

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