About the Windows 7 support expiration.

Good write ups here on keeping windows 7 in service, one of the better operating systems.

Got a couple windows 10 computers here to use as "Test/Experimental" computers, and staying current with technology. Still don't like them, even after cleaning off all the non essentials and going to the windows 7 desktop layout.

2 of my biggest disappointments with 10 is the non stop, forced updates, and cannot turn the auto updating off. You turn it off and Microsoft overides it and turns it back on again. They are in your machine every single day tracking your every move.

Then there are all of the by default sharing options, there must be 50 of them burried in there along with all of shared apps. Feels very unsecure. Don't want to be doing any banking business on the windows 10 models.

What is really scary is the people that buy a new windows 10 computer and just go right to using it not knowing how wide open their system is for sharing their info and online habbits.

I am staying with Linux, smile everytime I use it. It's like driving with power steering a real pleasure to use. Fire up the windows 7 for the word document and publisher work as needed.

There is also a nice option of a Dual Boot on the same computer. Linux as default and windows as a secondary choice to boot up. Surprising how rock solid and simple this setup is, giving you a choice of 2 operating systems on the same computer.

Good Luck in 2020 and moving forward.