That makes rumours of a Windows 7 Service Pack 2 release date in the middle of 2012 plausible June would be another 16 months. The Windows 8 release date is still unconfirmed, but we're expecting an announcement and public access to a beta version at Microsoft's Professional Developer conference this September and that argues for the code being finished in the middle of 2012 and on sale before Christmas. Microsoft also tries to get the latest service pack for the previous version of Windows out before the new operating system (the timing means stability and performance fixes that have been developed and tested as part of the next version can be ported back to the previous code base where possible). Windows 7 went on sale in late October 2009 and SP1 came out in late February this year (exactly 16 months later). From there, click Change Settings in the left pane to see where you currently sit.Just as new versions of Windows come every two to three years - "we think somewhere between 24 and 36 months between releases is about right," says Windows senior VP Steven Sinofsky - service packs come in between, every 12 to 18 months.
You can check to see if automatic updates are turned on by visiting Start, All Programs, Windows Update.
If you go that route, you'll need around 1GB or so of free space for 64-bit installations and roughly 750MB for the 32-bit version. Under extended support, Microsoft will still issue security updates as usual but there won't be any other hotfixes, etc.Īlternately, users can elect to download and install Service Pack 1 on their own if one doesn't want to wait for Microsoft to do it automatically. Those running SP1 will see mainstream support run through Januwith extended support carrying on until January 14, 2020. The move comes less than a month before Microsoft will end support for the original version of Windows 7 on April 9, 2013.
What's more, it will be a requirement if you wish to keep getting support for the foreseeable future so really there's no reason not to install it unless you have a very particular environment that can't be tampered with or your copy of Windows isn't genuine. Service Pack 1 includes multiple fixes for flaws in addition to delivering several performance and stability tweaks. The process is expected to take a couple of weeks at which time most legacy users should be up to date. Microsoft is rolling out Windows 7 Service Pack 1 as an automatic update starting this week to anyone that hasn't yet installed the patch.
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