After January 14, 2020, Windows 7 is no longer supported by Microsoft.eol-w7-microsoft
2019 Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 2020 Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
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Windows 7 | Migration | Migration | Migration | Migration | EOL | EOL | EOL | EOL |
Windows 10 | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK |
Tools | ||||||||
– Backup | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK |
– SafeNet | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK |
– In place upgrade |
Dev | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK |
– Reinstall | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK |
Currently more than 700 Windows 7 computers are visible in the update server.
How to solve the problem ?
Before you migrate!
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Have an inventory of the machines involved, their data and applications.
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Have backup data backup
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Choosing the right process
From the simplest to the most complex:
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Use SafeNet safenet
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isolated network access!
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Do an in place update,
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retained data
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applications not updated
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Reinstall the computer in Windows 10 x64 install-os
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Windows 10 x64 driver requirements
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automatic installations of up-to-date applications
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custom installation by laboratories
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State of tools:
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This web page
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Druva Backup
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in production, https://www.epfl.ch/schools/sti/it/backup/
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SafeNet
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in production, https://wiki.epfl.ch/secure-it/safenetfr
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In situ migration
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Reinstall Windows 10
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in production, https://install-os.epfl.ch
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