03-09-2021, 01:30 AM
(03-09-2021, 12:31 AM)tiwil Wrote: As long as you're only download from trusted website, I think the security issue is not a problem here. Windows 10 has built-in Windows Defender that scan every file you download and Microsoft keeps updating them everytime. Therefore it has the newest security in Windows 10, while on the other hand Windows 7 only rely on 2-3 years old (from last update) virus database.
Meanwhile, using Windows 7 also give you hard time to find a software since mostly developer now only develops for Windows 10. I also rarely see there is Windows 8 version available.
I honestly try to stay away from unsupported software for that very reason, the virus definitions are rarely updated if at all and malware can be packaged in a browser script and have a hay day executing code. I had a late-2009 MacBook Pro that I recycled for my current MacBook Pro because it was not compatible with the latest upgrades and Apple officially outmoded it.
Windows 10 does a great job emulating software in compatibility mode from what I remember, and I think Windows might be still offering a free upgrade to get folks up on the latest software.