Microsoft is killing off Windows 7, but Microsoft Security Essentials lives on

While Windows 7 reaches its End of Life stage on January 14, 2020, Microsoft will continue to provide updates for the Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) app, which is the built-in antivirus program included in Windows 7.

This is despite Microsoft itself releasing an updated FAQ on Extended Security Updates for Windows 7, which says that “your Windows 7 computer is not protected by MSE after January 14, 2020. MSE is unique to Windows 7 and follows the same lifecycle dates for support.”

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This made it pretty clear that MSE won’t protect Windows 7 users once Windows 7 enters its End of Life, which is when Microsoft will no longer support or up