How To Stop Paying For Windows 7 Updates
A friend of mine is paying about €60 a month to Microsoft for security updates to a Windows 7 PC.
He wants to cease these payments immediately and cannot see how.
I don't have a Win7 PC to hand, to try and describe what to do.
I imagine it involves logging into a Microsoft account and cancelling any relevant subscription.
Is that done from a browser or within Win7 ?
He wants to cease these payments immediately and cannot see how.
I don't have a Win7 PC to hand, to try and describe what to do.
I imagine it involves logging into a Microsoft account and cancelling any relevant subscription.
Is that done from a browser or within Win7 ?
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Biggest clue would be if M$ have issued them with a replacement key for ESU if so their updates will arrive through Windows as usual.
Red flag is the updates being delivered via an email package or download (or even installed remotely!). Seems unlikely they've any kind of VL. Let us know what you find.
Red flag is the updates being delivered via an email package or download (or even installed remotely!). Seems unlikely they've any kind of VL. Let us know what you find.
The correct price is around 70 bucks for the first YEAR (double next year, again doubling third, which is the last year)
Probably because MS didn't communicate this price (protecting the resellers I presume), these scams can happen.
Probably because MS didn't communicate this price (protecting the resellers I presume), these scams can happen.
Upgrade to windows 10 either through prior entitlement depending on the vendor of hardware.
Agree with prior seems fishy unless this is a computer lease
Is Windows 7 essential or can any computer fo?
Check licensing could the friend elected a subscription at a higher system account.
I.e. Licensed for 5 or more client O?s's.
Or the subscription service includes office, Windows OS and small business hosted exchange for the company.
Agree with prior seems fishy unless this is a computer lease
Is Windows 7 essential or can any computer fo?
Check licensing could the friend elected a subscription at a higher system account.
I.e. Licensed for 5 or more client O?s's.
Or the subscription service includes office, Windows OS and small business hosted exchange for the company.
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A scam now has to be given serious consideration.
I'll have 'hand-on' on the PC next Wednesday.