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[Cal777]

I have a Windows 7 HTPC, and after January of 2020(End of Win 7 security updates), the only program I plan to run on the PC is MC.  The only access to the internet (downloads) will be through MC.  Will that be a safe setup?   

[Awesome Donkey]

Having internet connected in any way at all can be considered a risk once extended support for Windows 7 ends on January 14th, 2020, even if it's for MC only. I mean, it'd probably be fine to do that, but to me it's purely unnecessary risk.

Personally? I wouldn't do it. If I still had a box running Windows 7, I'd either take advantage of the free Windows 10 upgrade that's still available (but not advertised) or switch to a different operating system, e.g. Ubuntu or Linux Mint. Sooner or later, JRiver (like all other software companies) will have to drop support for Windows 7 (like what's happened with XP and Vista). I'd say realistically that's probably 5 to 10 years away, depending on how much it's still used then.

Say what you want about Windows 10 about its flaws (and it has plenty) but there's no denying it's a more secure operating system versus Windows 7 or Windows 8.1.

[~OHM~]

Windows 10 won't be Microsoft's last OSES

[Awesome Donkey]

Windows 10 won't be Microsoft's last OSES

It's like macOS now, with major updates every year (or in Windows' case, twice a year).

[Cal777]

Donkey:  Originally I wanted to convert everything to Linux, but I thought MC did not work well with Linux for TV/recording, only Windows. 

[Awesome Donkey]

Donkey:  Originally I wanted to convert everything to Linux, but I thought MC did not work well with Linux for TV/recording, only Windows. 

This is correct. It actually may not be possible to do television stuff on Linux or Mac. If I recall right, Linux nor Mac has support (e.g. driver support) for tuners. remotes, etc.