All the options I described earlier apply to PCs you plan to use in the home or office. But if you're a developer, an IT pro, or a student, you might have a completely different set of needs, including a desire to have one or more PCs running Windows 7 for testing purposes.
Sadly, Microsoft ended the TechNet subscription service in But there are still useful options available to anyone who needs Windows 7 in a lab or virtual machine. Windows 7 evaluation versions are also no longer available. MSDN subscription s are specifically intended for professional software developers. An annual subscription gives you access to a wide range of professional developer tools and pre-release products.
How long should you wait before deploying Windows 10? You can choose from different levels of MSDN subscriptions. It offers full access to every client and server version of Windows going as far back as Windows 3.
For a full list of available packages, see this chart. The MSDN license agreement is detailed and worth reading in full. There's an excellent summary of your rights as a subscriber here. This paragraph is especially noteworthy:. Many MSDN subscribers use a computer for mixed use--both design, development, testing, and demonstration of your programs the use allowed under the MSDN Subscription license and some other use. Using the software in any other way, such as for doing email, playing games, or editing a document is another use and is not covered by the MSDN Subscription license.
When this happens, the underlying operating system must also be licensed normally by purchasing a regular copy of Windows such as the one that came with a new OEM PC.
If you're a professional developer or designer who uses Microsoft products, MSDN subscriptions can be a bargain. If you just want cheap access to Windows 7, you have better options. If you are enrolled in a science, technology, engineering, or math department at an educational institution that subscribes to Microsoft DreamSpark Premium , you can get free software for use in your studies. It includes server software and development tools but does not include Windows client software.
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Time for a Linux smartphone? AWS launches new EC2 instance type for high performance computing tasks. Developers, DevOps, or cybersecurity? View: Gallery View. For Operating Systems. License Category. Number of Devices. Minimum RAM. Buying Format. Microsoft Windows 8. Only 1 left! In short: anyone who installs the latest Windows 10 beta — build — will be upgraded automatically for free to the full Windows 10 Home retail version when it is released on July 29th.
On the other hand, Windows 10 woke from sleep and hibernation two seconds faster than Windows 8. Windows 7 still boasts better software compatibility than Windows Windows 7 does have some built-in security protections, but you should also have some kind of third-party antivirus software running to avoid malware attacks and other problems — especially since almost all victims of the massive WannaCry ransomware attack were Windows 7 users.
Hackers will likely be going after Apr 5, SeniorCare2Share Care about seniors? Have knowledge? Windows licenses are expensive—almost painfully so. But with less developer support for Linux, Windows 10 is an inescapable necessity for most of us. If you have an old Windows 7 or Windows 8 PC lying around, you may still be able to reuse its key to activate Windows When Microsoft first launched Windows 10 back in , it offered Windows 7 and Windows 8 users a truly free, no-strings upgrade to the new operating system.
The promotion was only available for one year—presumably to accelerate Windows 10 adoption rates—and expired in July But even though Microsoft officially ended this program three years ago, it still has yet to completely shut everything down. The activation servers have been allowing Windows 7 and 8 keys on some Windows 10 installs. The Windows 7 or Windows 8 product keys that commonly work for this method are the retail and OEM varieties.
Only sporadic success has been reported for volume license keys i. If you have a Windows 7 or 8 Home license, that will only work for Windows 10 Home.
Windows 7 or 8 Pro only work for Windows 10 Pro.
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