There will be no more computers sold with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 pre-installed.

Microsoft has quietly stopped selling Windows 7 licenses to manufacturers, marking an important milestone in ending the 7-year history of the operating system that is currently the most used by computer users. In addition, the company also stopped selling Windows 8.1 licenses.

According to PCWorld, Microsoft has just announced that it will stop selling Windows 7 Professional and all versions of Windows 8.1 to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). This means that from this November, Windows 10 will be the best choice for manufacturers on new computers.

The sale of Windows 7 Professional was supposed to stop on October 31, 2014, two years after Windows 8 was released. However, earlier this year, Microsoft reopened Windows 7 Professional licenses to manufacturers and stopped selling them to consumers. However, Microsoft also warned manufacturers that it would soon stop selling Windows 7 licenses in a year.

Microsoft said that licensed organizations or businesses can still buy Windows 10 computers and downgrade to Windows 7 if they like. In addition, new Windows 7 computers will not disappear immediately because manufacturers can still use their valid licenses. For example, Dell currently sells 17 different types of laptops running Windows 7 Professional.

Despite many efforts to attract users to Windows 10, Windows 7 is still the most popular operating system in the world today. According to the latest statistics, about 48% of computers in the US are still running Windows 7, which is more than double Windows 10. Although it has stopped selling, Microsoft will continue to support Windows 7 users until January 2020.

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