Windows 7 end of life

[TCTC]

Hi

 

Is anyone still using Windows 7? I know support ends in January 2020 and was wondering what your upgrade plane are?

 

Thanks

[kennysarmy]

Phased out here....apart from on a couple of laptops which won't take it....

[LeMarchand]

Hi

 

Is anyone still using Windows 7? I know support ends in January 2020 and was wondering what your upgrade plane are?

 

Thanks

 

Only got a few outliers still on it on a couple of sites. Guess that they'll finally have to allow me to upgrade them.

[6Foot2]

We are still on Windows 7, only just having added Windows 10 build capability to SCCM, and Windows 10 Group Policies to our DCs.

 

Haven't managed to add the required drivers to the SCCM build tasks, so while the stations build they do not add themselves to the network due to missing network card drivers.

 

[southhamster]

Still on win 7 and looking to change in October next year when our servers are out of warranty. Who know by then windows 10 might work properly.

[christhetech]

We've still got a few really old HP laptops that are Windows 7. It was enough of a chore trying to get Windows 7 to actually work, so there's no way I'm chancing upgrading them to 10. I've stamped my feet about getting them replaced, but just get the usual "no money" answer. They will have to be replaced at some point, so the money is just going to have to be found from somewhere.

Everything else is W10.

[caffrey]

Planning on moving to whatever mess Microsoft have made in Summer 2019

[Mako]

Fully Win7. I plan on upgrading over Summer, but I won't be too bothered if it gets pushed back another year.

 

The more things I see on EduGeek about issues with Windows 10 the less enthusiastic I am about making a universal move.

[sonofsanta]

Everywhere else in school is on Win10 but we ran out of time to audit all the weird software and config changes on our own machines, so we're still on Win7 in IT Support. And tbh not too motivated to change that for a while!

[safehands96]

On with migrating to Win10, our kit wont run Win10 very well so waiting on the funds to do so.

[smarties11]

We are still on Windows 7, only just having added Windows 10 build capability to SCCM, and Windows 10 Group Policies to our DCs.

 

Haven't managed to add the required drivers to the SCCM build tasks, so while the stations build they do not add themselves to the network due to missing network card drivers.

 

 

If you're not already, then by far the best way to do this is to build driver packages and then apply them in the task sequence only if the WMI query returns the correct make and model. This works 100% reliably for us and is dead easy to set up. Let me know if you need any help with it.

 

In answer to the OP we are still largely Win7 here but are just rolling Win10 (1803) out. So far so good, haven't come across anything that hasn't been resolvable yet. Using local profiles for staff and have set pupils as guests so their profiles clear at logoff. Both with redirected desktop/start menu and a start menu layout xml.

[mrbios]

All student PCs on Windows 10, some teacher PCs on windows 10, only a couple of admin PCs so far updated to 10. We're getting there. I reckon by the end of next summer all teacher PCs will be done and the majority of admin PCs will have been done too....laptops on the other hand...

[theeggmaster]

Currently on Windows 7, probably looking at spending this next year looking at Windows 10, before rolling it out in Summer 2019.

[AlanD]

It would be difficult to make a case for sticking with Windows 7 after security updates stop appearing. With a focus on GDPR and the roasting the NHS got for still running unpatched and unsupported OS devices I wouldn't like to attempt to justify not moving to win10 - especially not with the excuse of not having enough money. Its been on the horizon for long enough to know its coming and budgets can ALWAYS be found for essential things....its just that doing so takes money away from something else you didn't want to take it away from.

[HobGoblin]

Migration to Windows 10 is progressing slowly but nearly there.

[jthompson]

Deployed 10 to most student machines over the summer, with a few still to do once we've tested exam conditions a bit more thoroughly. The plan is to work our way through reimaging all of the staff machines before next summer. Then I've got to sort out the 2008 R2 servers :|

[free780]

21 Windows 7 installs left. Can't wait until there gone. It will save WSUS space and the endpoints will be more secure.

[Primus]

Fully migrated to Win 10 1803 - every single device.

 

Most servers are 2016, a few still on 2012 r2 to look at over the next few months or so.

[johnpd]

If you're not already, then by far the best way to do this is to build driver packages and then apply them in the task sequence only if the WMI query returns the correct make and model. This works 100% reliably for us and is dead easy to set up. Let me know if you need any help with it.

 

In answer to the OP we are still largely Win7 here but are just rolling Win10 (1803) out. So far so good, haven't come across anything that hasn't been resolvable yet. Using local profiles for staff and have set pupils as guests so their profiles clear at logoff. Both with redirected desktop/start menu and a start menu layout xml.

 

Hi could you help me with driver packing as I’ve gone fully 1803 via sccm and a few machines graphics cards I think needed a helping hand.

 

Also redirected desktop but I’d like to discuss what your pupils do with the desktop etc

[aac]

Still on Windows 7 across the board here partly due to serious financial constraints much of the workstations we buy are actually second hand here however I am now confident everything will run Windows 10. Plan to move to Windows 10 1809 by the end of the Summer break 2019 at the latest. Most of my servers still running 2012 R2 however I have tested and introduced 3 Windows Server 2019 servers already. 1 of these a DC, one a print server and the other hosting AAD Connect thus I now have the ability to control Windows 10 GPO. Am now deciding if I can wait for SCCM 2019 release early next year or if I should just upgrade my SCCM 2012 R2 server to current branch so I can deploy Windows 10 with that...

[PotNoodleTech]

600 Win7 pcs here. I'll leave it for now as I don't really see Windows 10 as an worthwhile upgrade as it stands, it doesn't really offer us anything more, or new. Also, budget's are tight and some hardware is not ideal (e.g. 2gb ram on some PCs).

[jthompson]

Still on Windows 7 across the board here partly due to serious financial constraints much of the workstations we buy are actually second hand here however I am now confident everything will run Windows 10

 

You may be on top of this already, but reading this I feel compelled to point out that you'll need to have Win10 compatible graphics drivers if you're wanting to do multiple display topologies. If there's no manufacturer driver support for Win10, you'll be stuck with the MS basic video driver, which doesn't support the use of external displays. Bit of a deal-breaker for anything hooked up to a projector.

[3s-gtech]

Compatible Windows 10 drivers are available for everything I've tried, going back a *really* long way - including first gen DX10 cards like the HD2400 and Nvidia 8600GT. For Intel, I've gone all the way back to GMA X4500HD. Any older than that (we have some 965G equipped machines !) I've put discrete cards in. Compatibility is excellent.

[unexus]

Hi All,

 

Perhaps a stupid question but have you all been doing in-situ upgrades from Windows 7 to Windows 10 or fresh installations? I've been googling like mad trying to find out what steps people have been taking to migrate from Windows 7 Pro or Enterprise editions to get to Windows 10 but all the steps out there seem to be for Home editions using the Media Creation Tool. Is it actually possible to upgrade from 7 Pro/Ent to 10 Pro/Ent or do you have to do a fresh install. My understanding from the various Microsoft marketing streams was that the days of wipe and reload were gone and that Windows 10 could be installed as in-situ upgrade. Am I wrong?

[jthompson]

We just wipe and reimage. For student machines there's no local data to retain, and for staff machines, we take it as an opportunity to refresh the system, with a bit of manual backup/restore of user data as needed.