Most councils still running Windows 7, FoI request finds

Doug Woodburn
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Freedom of Information request finds that 83 per cent of Windows machines in local authorities are still running ageing operating system, despite support ending in January 2020

Nearly a fifth of local councils have yet to plan a migration away from Windows 7, a Freedom of Information (FoI) request has found, despite its looming end-life date. Microsoft will withdraw su...

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