<div dir="ltr"><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1;margin-top:21px;margin-bottom:10.5px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="2" color="#000000">Hi All,</font></h2><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1;margin-top:21px;margin-bottom:10.5px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">Overview</font></h2><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10.5px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Every Windows product has a lifecycle and that lifecycle ends when it no longer receives security updates or fixes, software updates, and/or technical support. On Jan. 14, 2020 Microsoft will discontinue support for the Windows 7 Operating System. Without security, patches these systems will be easy targets for hackers, malware, and viruses.</font></p><p dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10.5px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><a href="https://it.sdsu.edu/services/security.aspx">Campus policy</a> requires that devices connected to the network run software for which security patches are made available - and installed - in a timely fashion. After support ends, Windows 7 will no longer be in compliance with campus policy.</font></p><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1;margin-top:21px;margin-bottom:10.5px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">Options</font></h2><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1;margin-top:21px;margin-bottom:10.5px"><font color="#000000"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2">1. Upgrade your machine's operating system:</font><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></font></h2><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10.5px;padding-left:40px;overflow:hidden"><li style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">If you aren't sure what version you are running you can get assistance here: </font></span></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13443/windows-which-version-am-i-running" rel="noreferrer" class="ext" style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" color="#0000ff"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13443/windows-which-version-am-...</span><span class="ext" style="background-image:url("/profiles/openberkeley/modules/contrib/extlink/extlink_s.png");background-position:2px 50%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;width:10px;height:10px;padding-right:12px;text-decoration-line:none"><span class="element-invisible" style="box-sizing:border-box;overflow:hidden;height:1px">(link is external)</span></span></font></a></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">For university-owned computers, <a href="https://ost.sdsu.edu" rel="noreferrer" class="ext" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent">contact CoE IT HelpDesk</a> to upgrade to Windows 10.</font></li></ul><div><font color="#000000">2. Purchase a new computer: </font><font color="#333333" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Open Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Open Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:15px">Best,</span></font></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>William Nguyen<br></div><div>Operating Systems Analyst </div><div>College of Engineering, ENG-202A</div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">San Diego State University</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">5500 Campanile Drive</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">San Diego, CA 92182-1326</span></div><div>Tel:  619-594-1166<br></div><div>Fax:  619-594-6005</div><div>E-mail:  <a href="mailto:wnguyen@sdsu.edu" target="_blank">wnguyen@sdsu.edu</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>