Microsoft is now all-in on Windows 10. The company has stopped selling OEM licenses of Windows 7 Professional and Windows 8.1 to manufacturing partners, effectively restricting all new systems to Microsoft’s latest operating system.
Microsoft’s partners have had some time to prepare for the end of Windows 7 and 8.1 OEM sales as the dates have been available in Microsoft’s lifecycle fact sheet for years. Most companies don’t even bother selling products pre-loaded with older versions of Windows, particularly as most consumers want the latest software anyway.
