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It's the end of the line for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. These older versions of Windows (plus Windows RT) stop receiving all security updates today, over a decade after their original releases.

Last July, Microsoft announced plans to drop support for Skype on Windows Phone 8 and 8.1, along with several older versions of rival operating systems. A few weeks later, it further clarified that ...