Microsoft announced yesterday that it plans to launch an update for it’s Windows 7 operating system. The news which was confirmed on Microsoft’s blog, it is for the users who are still running the release to manufacturing (RTM) versions without the Service Pack 1 installed. Microsoft Service Pack 1 is set to launch on the 19th of March, 2013.
This comes from the official blog:
“Starting tomorrow, the installation will be fully automatic with no user action required for those who already have Automatic Update enabled. SP1 will be released gradually over the coming weeks to all customers on the RTM version of Windows 7. The service pack will take slightly longer to install compared to other updates. To ensure Service Pack 1 is installed without issue, customers should check for sufficient free disk space and that AC power is present on a laptop. If additional space needs to be created, we recommend using the Disk Cleanup tool to delete some files so that the service pack will install. If the service pack installation is interrupted, it will reattempt to install automatically after the next restart.”
Microsoft will stop support for Windows 7 with no Service Pack installed, from April 9. But Windows 7 Service Pack 1 will continue getting support until atleast January 13, 2015. Extended support would be provided till January 14, 2020, but users would have to pay a particular amount for those services.