Windows 7 users urged to update their PCs to avoid cyber attacks as Microsoft ends support for old operating system

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Computers running Windows 7 need to be urgently upgraded or could be at risk of cyber attacks or other online crime, Microsoft has warned. According to NetMarketShare estimations for the end of 2019, Windows 7 is still one of the most popular Windows operating systems with a 32.74 per cent global share, second only to Microsoft's most recent version, Windows 10, at 47.65 per cent. GCHQ's National Cyber Security Centre has told the public not to access banking, emails or other services containing sensitive information from devices on Windows 7 due to the high risk. "The NCSC would encourage people to upgrade devices currently running Windows 7, allowing them to continue receiving software updates which help protect their devices," an NCSC spokesman said.