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Windows 7 to Show Full-Screen Windows 10 Upgrade Alerts
« on: December 11, 2019, 01:00:03 PM »
When Windows 7 reaches the end of support, the operating system will display a full-screen warning stating that Windows is more vulnerable to viruses and that you should upgrade to Windows 10.

On January 14th, 2020, Windows 7 will officially reach the end of support (EoS) and unless you have purchased Extended Security Updates, you will no longer receive security updates, Microsoft Security Essentials definitions, software updates, or tech support for the operating system.

In order to warn Windows 7 users about the upcoming EoS, some Windows 7 updates will install a program called EOSnotify.exe that will routinely run via scheduled tasks.

In today's Windows 7 KB4530734 Monthly Rollup, Microsoft has pushed out a new version of the EOSnotify.exe program that will now display an alert that explains why users should upgrade to Windows 10. This alert will be full-screen and be shown overall open Windows as well as the desktop and Start Menu.


Windows 7 End of Support Ad

Starting on January 15th, 2020, all Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, and Professional customers will begin to see the above full-screen alert when they log in or at 12 PM. This alert states:

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Your Windows 7 PC is out of support

As of January 14, 2020, support for Windows 7 has come to an end. Your PC is more vulnerable to viruses and malware due to:

 * No security updates
 * No software updates
 * No tech support
 
Microsoft strongly recommends using Windows 10 on a new PC for the latest security features and protection against malicious software.

Windows 7 Professional customers who have purchased Extended Security Updates, domain-joined machines, or machines in kiosk mode will not be shown this message.

Technical Details about EOSnotify.exe

The EOSnotify program is located at %windir%\system32\EOSNotify.exe and is launched by two scheduled tasks named EOSNotify and EOSNotify2 located under Microsoft -> Windows -> Setup in Task scheduler.

The EOSNotify task is launched any time a user logs into Windows and the EOSNotify2 is run daily at 12PM.


EOSNotify Scheduled Tasks

When the EOSNotify.exe program runs it will check the LastRunTimestamp value under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\EOSNotify key and if has already run that day, it will not show the alert.

EOSNotify.exe will also check for the existence of the DiscontinueEOS value and if it's set to 1 will not show the alert.

Therefore, users who never want to see the alert can configure the following registry key before January 15th, 2020.



While some may find these alerts to be annoying, it is wise to upgrade to Windows 10 before Windows 7 reaches EoS.

New security vulnerabilities and malware threats are discovered every day and it is important that you and your operating system remain protected.

As long as you have a genuine activation key for Windows 7, you can still use this method to upgrade to Windows 10 for free.

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