Microsoft requests companies to Upgrade to Windows 7

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A few months back Microsoft made a request on its official  site for all of the companies using the older versions of OS to upgrade to Windows 7.Now a new post on the official Windows blog mentions both, the celebration of  Windows XP on the eve of its 10th anniversary while at the same time asking businesses once again to strongly consider updating to the Windows 7 operating system.

The post, written by Microsoft’s Rich Reynolds, appreciates Windows XP for its many features which are now standard for anyone who wants to get work done on a PC. He states, “Windows XP offered a new user interface that helped people more easily find what they needed. One of the most notable advances was it democratized digital photography. Windows XP made it easy to get images from digital cameras, manage and print pictures from your PC, with broad support for a range of cameras and photo printers. Wireless also became the given with built-in support; plug and play became the standard. It was a great OS for its time.”

For businesses reluctant to take a leap,he lists out the benefits of making the switch by saying,

We have a wide variety of resources and tools that to make your migration smooth:

  • The Springboard Series on TechNet includes a lot of great in-depth advice to help you with your deployments.
  • Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is also very helpful to accelerate your deployments.
  • The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) products that we launched in August. Includes Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) to simplify BitLocker Drive Encryption provisioning and provides compliance reporting that can help you quickly determine the status of the entire organization.

You might also want to consider Windows Intune for PC management and security via the cloud, plus upgrade rights to Windows 7 Enterprise. This is a great solution for companies that have groups of lightly managed or non-managed PCs. Next week we’ll make the next release of Windows Intune available, which includes new features like software distribution.

So, now is the time to accelerate your Windows 7 Enterprise deployments and consider an Office 2010 deployment at the same time. Moving to Windows 7 and Office 2010 will make your employees more productive and secure today and will get you ready for the future.

 

He also adds,“With support for Windows XP ending in April 2014, we believe it would be dangerous for organizations now running XP to attempt to skip Windows 7 and move directly to Windows 8.”  He goes on to recommend: “Organizations running Windows XP and working on Windows 7 migrations: Continue as planned; do not switch to Windows 8.”

Credits: WindowsStreamblog

  • Anonymous

    Yeah when we “upgrade” to Windows 8 we would actually lose many features like the Start Menu. Even “upgrading” to Vista/Se7en will see loss of functionality and productivity. These systems are good for n00bs and grandmas.

    • Remove Metro UI

      ^ thats why I ain’t gonna upgrade to 8 in a long time, unless drastic changes are still being developed in the works.

      Like the builds that were hacked by sources that contained the Functional windows store, graphic-fancy windows (snap, pull apart, 3D desktop spin, etc.)

      If that’s how the real windows 8 is going to be, im getting that one, because it has the original start menu everyone has come to know and love.

    • Aaron

      I, being a hardcore techie, got rid of Windows XP as soon as possible. Why? It’s like fucking Swiss cheese when it comes to security. It’s 10 years old and completely outdated. Direct X 11 is not supported, as well as many other features. I mean there’s not even standard support of SATA hard drives! I went from XP to Vista, then Vista to 7, and 7 to Windows 8. Each time I have loved the changes, and even with the Metro UI, still get just as much done, regardless of what people say. 

      I think some people just need to suck it up because the only people who have anything negative to say about Windows 7 and 8 have never used it. You people have a fear of change.

  • Remove Metro UI

    Windows 8 is really a “downgrade” if you ask me. What? More icons instead of hardcore searching? Picture-based and calling everyone idiots at using a machine? Everyone?

    Windows 7 is only good for the performance. I personally hate the bigger icon taskbar and miss the old quicklaunch function that Vista had.

    Microsoft, the easier you make windows, the more hacks you have to worry about patching up because you guys are making it WAY TO EASY TO LEARN

  • Joe

    The people below me don’t even know what they are talking about. Its not just the interface thats changed, morons. There are features in Windows 7/8 which make it a hell of a lot better than XP. Windows 7/8 both have Direct X 11. Windows 8 is a hell of a lot faster than XP. Just give up you “can’t accept change” people and upgrade, sooner or later your going to have to.