Windows 7 is still in use by some systems, but it's considered outdated and lacks recent security updates.
Windows 7 is still in use by some systems, but it's considered outdated and lacks recent security updates.
Technically, Windows 8 and 10 surpassed it. Yet, long-term support will end in four years. It remains usable, though time is running out.
I experienced frequent crashes in my applications and struggled to play many games, especially on a desktop with only 2GB RAM (though I’m not sure if it was more). While some issues were resolved in the first service update and most problems disappeared after the second, it still felt like a step back compared to XP at launch. The only notable change was the music player, which performed exceptionally well, and certain theme features, such as seeing a live window preview when switching tabs.
Every new hardware being released comes with drivers for Windows 7 just like they come with drivers for Windows 10. There is no difference in this regard. I haven't had a problem with getting hardware to run on Windows 7 since I got Windows 7, because there's always been Windows 7 drivers for everything. This isn't changing any time soon - Windows 7 still has the largest install-base, and therefore is a priority for driver manufacturers, every bit as much, if not moreso, than Windows 10 is. Eventually Windows 10 will become the main priority, but at best it's simply as equal a priority right now as Windows 7. And in a lot of cases, Windows 10 is less of a priority for software manufacturers than Windows 7 - such as when it comes to supporting the OS' gaming capabilities. For a long time still to come, there is more likeliness to have troubles installing older hardware on Windows 10 than installing new hardware on Windows 7.
It was released this month... It doesn't work with Windows 7. Most new devices should support it, but a single piece of hardware or software can cause issues. You'll need to make adjustments, which might mean considering a different operating system.