Windows 7 End of Support Notification Full Detailed Review and Information
If you are using Windows 7 operating system in your computer, you might have received following End of Support (EOS) or End of Life (EOL) reminder notification messages on your Desktop:
Support for Windows 7 is coming to an end.
Please note that after January 14, 2020, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or technical support for Windows 7. We recommend backing up your files to ease the transition.
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A few months back the notification message was a little bit different as shown in following screenshot:
After 10 years, support for Windows 7 is nearing the end.
January 14, 2020 is the last day Microsoft will offer security updates and technical support for computers running Windows 7. We know change can be difficult, that’s why we’re reaching out early to help you backup your files and prepare for what’s next.
UPDATE: Starting January 15, 2020, Windows 7 has started showing a full screen banner as shown in following screenshot:
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Following tutorial will help you in disabling this new Windows 7 EOS full screen banner:
[Tip] Disable “Your Windows 7 PC is Out of Support” Full Screen Banner
The reminder message or warning tells Windows 7 users that Microsoft is going to end supporting Windows 7 after January 14, 2020. Microsoft will no longer release security updates and will not provide any technical support to users once Windows 7 reaches this date.
Related: No New Updates for Windows 7 Users After January 14, 2020 (End of Support) Date
The message window contains a checkbox “Do not remind me again” which can be enabled to disable these notifications prompt from appearing again. The “Learn more” button or link launches following webpage at microsoft.com:
Windows 7 End of Support Information
This End of Support notification appears frequently and regularly in Windows 7 devices. Users get it on daily basis and while signing in or unlocking their Windows 7 computers. You can call it a nagware as it frequently shows the nag screen and reminds you about end of support date. It might become annoying and irritating if you are doing some important work in your computer and it keeps coming on screen.
Today in this article, we’ll tell you full details and information about this End of Support notification message. We’ll discuss which update and executable file shows this notification. This article contains everything you want to know about Windows 7 End of Support notification message.
We thoroughly investigated this notification message and collected following information about it from our Windows 7 devices.
We’ll try to answer all frequently asked questions (FAQ) about this End of Support notification prompt displaying on several Windows 7 computers:
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How does this End of Support notification arrive on Windows 7 computers?
This notification message is shown by an executable (which we’ll discuss below in this article) downloaded and saved by a Windows 7 update named KB4493132.
KB4493132 – Windows 7 SP1 Support Notification
Microsoft clearly mentions on the above page that after 10 years of servicing, January 14, 2020, is the last day Microsoft will offer security updates for computers running Windows 7 SP1. This update enables reminders about Windows 7 end of support. This update is available through Windows Update. If automatic updates are enabled, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically.
How does Windows 7 display End of Support notification message?
Once this update is installed in Windows 7 devices, it stores an executable SIPNotify.exe in C:\Windows\System32\ folder. This is the main executable file which shows the Windows 7 End of Support notification message to users.
This EXE file shows the notification message with the help of some HTML, JS, CSS and other files stored in following folder:
AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\SipNotify\
The above mentioned folder contains default.cab file and another folder eoscontent which stores all required HTML, CSS and image files used by notification message window.
The eoscontent folder contains HTML file for all regions such as en-US, en-IN, etc which are used to show notification message in localized language to Windows 7 users.
How many times Windows 7 shows End of Support notification?
This update creates 2 tasks in Task Scheduler to schedule display of notification message automatically. You can open Task Scheduler using taskschd.msc command in RUN dialog box or search box and then navigate to:
Microsoft\Windows\End of Support\
You’ll see following 2 tasks in right-side pane:
- Notify1
- Notify2
Notify1 task launches sipnotify.exe on login and unlock events to show End of Support notification to users as soon as they sign into Desktop. It contains %windir%\system32\sipnotify.exe -LogonOrUnlock command as Action.
Notify2 task launches sipnotify.exe at 12:00 PM on daily basis to show End of Support notification to users once everyday. It contains %windir%\system32\sipnotify.exe -Daily command as Action.
Does this executable create any key in Registry?
Yes. It creates following key in Registry Editor:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SipNotify
The SipNotify key contains following values:
- DontRemindMe
- LastShown
DontRemindMe is a DWORD which tells Windows 7 whether the user has selected “Do not remind me again” checkbox present in the notification message window. If the user selected checkbox, the DWORD is set to 1 otherwise it’s set to 0. 1 means the notification window will not be shown again. 0 means Windows 7 is allowed to show notification message at regular intervals.
LastShown is a QWORD which contains the timestamp when the notification message was last shown to user. It helps Windows 7 in determining when the next notification message should be shown to user.
How can I Disable These Notification Messages?
You can disable or remove these End of Support notification messages permanently in your Windows 7 computer with the help of following tutorial:
[Tip] How to Disable / Remove Windows 7 End of Support Notification Message
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