[tinus_hn]

Perhaps for third party software but an operating system like Windows 2000 is obsolete because there is a newer, better version for sale and Microsoft clearly does not offert support for it.

[walterbell]

There are older systems with custom hardware that continue to function, offline, using older operating systems. Some industrial and medical.

[tinus_hn]

So what kind of support do you think Microsoft provides for these offline systems? Using downloads on their website?

[walterbell]

Windows 7 extended support is available until 2023.

[tinus_hn]

Yes, if you install the updates that Microsoft made available over a year ago, that enable SHA-2 support.