Originally posted by photoptimist indeed!
What's scary for Windows 7 users is that any security patch created by Microsoft for later Windows versions will likely alert hackers to the specific vulnerabilities in Windows 7.
The only safe solutions are to either upgrade to a newer Windows version (or Linux!) or totally disconnect the Windows 7 machine from the internet.
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Great advice!
I have a Windows 7 laptop that is dedicated to running my old, large format printer (Epson 7600). Epson never produced a new driver that's compatible with Windows 10, so if I want to use my big printer, I need to use my Windows 7 laptop.
It somehow seems unfair for a hardware maker to abandon support of expensive equipment they sell in just a few years.
I'll never buy an Epson Printer again!
I guess that I'll just have to disconnect this laptop from the Internet.