After the success of Windows 7, Microsoft was always at long-odds to achieve the same popularity with its follow-up. Windows 8 was superseded inside three years by the release of Windows 10, nevertheless, this last single-digit release is reportedly still plugging away on as many as four percent of systems worldwide seven years later. Now, Microsoft is pulling down the shutters on its old OS, with security updates to cease on 10 January 2023. We look at your options, the risks and the costs.
Not again…?
The thought of upgrading will either provide the excuse to buy yourself some new kit, or fill you with dread at having to change from years of
