---
title: "You can upgrade Windows 7 for free! Why wouldn’t you?"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/you-can-upgrade-windows-7-for-free-why-wouldnt-you/"
date: "2020-01-27T02:40:36+00:00"
section: "Vendor News"
tags:
  - "Automated Security"
  - "Cyber Risks"
  - "Cyber Theft"
  - "Cyber Vulnerabilities"
  - "Cybersecurity"
  - "Firewall"
  - "GDPR"
  - "Microsoft"
  - "Ransomware"
  - "Ransomware Attack"
  - "Spoofing"
  - "Window Security"
  - "Windows"
source: "helpnetsecurity.com"
source_url: "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/01/27/upgrade-windows-7-for-free/"
---

# You can upgrade Windows 7 for free! Why wouldn’t you?

January 27, 2020 · Reported by helpnetsecurity.com

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2020/you-can-upgrade-windows-7-for-free-why-wouldnt-you.jpg)

> “Doomsday is here! The sky is falling! Windows 7 is out of support and all hell will break loose!” – or, at least, that’s what some cybersecurity experts and press outlets want you to think.

[Read the full article at helpnetsecurity.com](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/01/27/upgrade-windows-7-for-free/)

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