(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 29, 2007, a group of performers from the Grounded Aerial Dance Theater unfurl the Microsoft logo against a seven-story tall building as part of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system launch in New York. - Microsoft announced on January 18, 2022, a $69 billion deal to purchase US gaming giant Activision Blizzard, the firm behind hits like 'Call of Duty' that has been hit by allegations of sex discrimination against women. 'This acquisition will accelerate the growth in Microsoft's gaming business across mobile, PC, console and cloud and will provide building blocks for the metaverse,' Microsoft said in a statement. (Photo by STAN HONDA / AFP)
Offiziell hat Microsoft den Update-Pfad für Windows 7 und Windows 8 schon lange dichtgemacht. Bereits im Juli 2016 wurde die Möglichkeit, direkt auf Windows 10 – und damit in der Folge auch auf Windows 11 – zu aktualisieren, eingestellt.