14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 7 users have always dreamed about a second service pack for the operating system, but despite rumors, Microsoft has never released it, preferring instead to concentrate on its newer products, such as Windows 8.
Instead, Redmond rolled out what it called convenience rollups, which are nothing more than cumulative updates for Windows 7 that included more than just a single fix into one easy-to-deploy pack. Basically, users were allowed to bring their computers fully up to date with just one reboot, which is quite helpful for those who set up a computer for the first time.
“We continue to listen to feedback”
But while the software giant promised to release such a convenience rollup in 2015, it turns out this is no longer the plan, with the focus now on Windows 10 (which, by the way, is getting its own cumulative updates every once in a while).
“There are more than 200 million monthly active devices around the world running Windows 10, with more than 76% of our enterprise customers in active pilots and over 22 million devices running Windows 10 across enterprise and education customers,” a company spokesperson was quoted as saying by ZDNet.
“With the success our customers are experiencing upgrading to Windows 10, we have not released additional updates to Windows 7 SP1 related to the upgrade process. We don't have further details to share, but we'll continue to listen to customer feedback.”
So if you’re still on Windows 7 right now, no other cumulative updates will be released for your PC, but the good thing is that, if your computer is already up to date, that shouldn’t be a problem.
On the other hand, it’s very clear that Microsoft is pushing hard for the upgrade to Windows 10, and this new decision is living proof that the company wants to move users off Windows 7 by any means.