Quick Answer: Why Do Companies Still Use Windows 7?

Why do businesses still use Windows 7?

“Continuing to use Windows 7 within an enterprise may provide cyber criminals access into computer systems. … The devices still running Windows 7 could be found in companies in nearly every industry, from government to financial to manufacturing, according to the Forescout figures.

Are companies still using Windows 7?

If you drop Microsoft’s estimate of 1.5 billion users of Windows to just a billion (there are 1 billion active Windows 10 users), then Windows 7 is still on a massive amount of PCs. In reality, it could still be in use by more than 200 million devices worldwide.