Omasulidwa mu 2009, Windows 7 opangira dongosolo ipitiliza kulandira zosintha mpaka pafupifupi 2020, koma eni PC okhawo angathe kuwakhazikitsa. Ogwiritsa ntchito makompyuta pogwiritsa ntchito mapulogalamu okalamba kuposa Intel Pentium 4 ayenera kukhala okhutira ndi zosintha zomwe zilipo, malinga ndi ComputerWorld.
Mwachindunji, Microsoft sananene za kusiya kwa pulogalamu yamakono a PC, koma tsopano tsopano kuyesera kukhazikitsa zosintha zatsopano pa zotsatirazi ndizolakwika. Vuto, monga momwe linakhalira, liri mu ndondomeko ya malamulo a pulosesa SSE2, omwe amafunika kuti agwiritsidwe ntchito ndi "makina" atsopano, koma sakugwirizana ndi operekera akale.
Poyambirira, tikukumbukira, Microsoft inaletsa antchito ake kuti asayankhe mafunso kuchokera kwa alendo a pa chitukuko cha chitukuko cha Windows 9, 8.1 ndi 8.1 RT, Office yakale ikutulutsidwa ndi Internet Explorer 10. Kuyambira tsopano, ogwiritsa ntchito ayenera kupeza njira zothetsera mavuto ndi pulogalamuyi.