OneDrive for Windows 7 gets stay of execution - for now
All Microsoft 365 apps will be supported until January 2023
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If you useOneDrivefor Business onWindows 7, you’ll be glad to know thefile hosting servicewill continue to support the defunct OS for another couple of years yet.
Windows 7 reached end-of-life (EOL)over a year ago, in January 2020, which means normal installations aren’t receiving updates anymore.
But, as is the norm, once an OS reaches EOL,Microsoftcontinues to support it under a paidExtended Security Updates(ESU) program, which allowsbusiness usersextra time to implement their migration strategies.
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While many software vendors officially drop EOL OS’s from their support list, Microsoft hasannouncedplansto supportMicrosoft 365apps onWindows 7until January 2023.
However, a couple of weeks back, multiple readers ofThe Registerinformed the publication that they could no longer use OneDrive for Business on their Windows 7 installations, hinting that Microsoft might have quietly pulled the plug on the service.
Not quite dead
Much to their delight, though, a Microsoft spokesperson has now confirmed that the use case is still very much supported.
“Microsoft continues to support OneDrive on Windows 7,” the spokesperson toldThe Register.
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The difficulties experienced by the users were reportedly due to Microsoft’s attempt to kill support for the older Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol in its products.
If you’re a Windows 7 user and experience issues with the client for OneDrive for Business in your installation,The Registersuggests you tweak the registry to force the OS to switch to using a newer TLS protocol.
ViaThe Register
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