8 reasons to upgrade Windows 7 SP1

According to foreign media reports, the early build version of Windows 7 SP1 has been leaked to third-party BT seed sites. Reliable sources say that Windows 7 SP1 has been downloaded thousands of times.

Looking back, after the release of the first service pack for Windows XP and Vista, the performance of the two has indeed increased dramatically, but the situation with Windows 7 is quite different from the two.

On October 22, 2009, Microsoft officially released Windows 7 RTM. Since then, the outstanding performance of Windows 7 has won unanimous praise. Therefore, the author believes that users do not have to wait for Microsoft to release Windows 7 SP1 before performing Windows 7 upgrade.

Below, the author summarizes the 8 reasons why you don't have to wait for Windows 7 SP1, as follows:

1. Windows 7 SP1 is a small update

Some time ago, Microsoft Confirmed that Windows 7 SP1 is nothing more than a minor update, which is quite interesting news.

Based on past experience, in order to improve the performance of Windows, Microsoft generally adds a lot of major updates to the first service pack of the Windows operating system. Therefore, in general, many users will wait for the first service pack of Windows to be released before performing the upgrade deployment of next-generation Windows. However, Windows 7 has changed history.

Microsoft emphasizes that Windows 7 SP1 only contains a small number of updates, so users do not have to wait for the SP1 release to perform the Windows 7 upgrade.

2, Windows 7 is very secure

In general, the security of the newly released Windows operating system is not very stable, so many users will choose to wait for the service package to be released before executing the new version. Windows upgrade.

However, it turns out that Windows 7 is a very secure operating system compared to Windows XP and Vista. It can be said that Windows 7 is the most secure operating system ever released by Microsoft.

Indeed, Windows 7 SP1 will bring some security improvements, but Windows 7 is safe enough.

3, Windows XP Mode

Windows XP mode is a key feature in Windows 7, which allows users to run Windows XP applications in the virtual environment of Windows 7 system, very Greatly improved the compatibility of Windows 7. For Windows XP users, "XP mode" is very attractive, causing many users to perform Windows 7 upgrades before Windows 7 SP1 arrives.

4, Windows 7 is not Vista

At present, Microsoft has used actual actions to show that Windows 7 is not Vista in terms of marketing or software design.

Due to the compatibility and security of Vista, there are certain problems. Therefore, when Windows Vista is officially launched, it is understandable that consumers are waiting for Vista SP1 to go public. However, Windows 7 does not have a similar problem. Windows 7 is a very complete operating system that provides users with a superior system experience.

So, users should not worry that Windows 7 RTM has the same hidden dangers as Vista RTM. It is not necessary to wait until Windows 7 SP1 is released before performing the upgrade.

5, Microsoft's attitude toward Windows7 is wise

After Vista's failure lessons, Microsoft is more cautious and more focused on the development of Windows 7. The failure of Vista also made Microsoft sober-headed, providing users with high-quality products in the first place, rather than planning to improve them with service packs.

It turns out that Windows 7 is a more powerful and reliable operating system than Windows Vista.

6, Windows 7 RTM has been fully prepared for enterprise users

In the past, enterprise users have been waiting for the Windows operating system to release the service package before they perform the upgrade deployment of the new version of Windows.

However, outside analysts pointed out that for enterprise users, Windows 7 RTM is well prepared and is an operating system worthy of upgrade. In Windows 7, Microsoft added additional security and encryption features, and with the help of "XP mode", Windows 7 compatibility has also been greatly improved.

7, Vista users do not have to wait for Windows 7 SP1

For many users, Windows Vista is a nightmare, clumsy design, security and compatibility problems and other problems are bothered Consumers and business users.

Although Windows 7 is still in the RTM stage, its performance is significantly improved compared to Vista. From this point of view, Vista users should not stick to Vista, and should perform Windows 7 upgrade as soon as possible.

8, Windows XP is too old

At present, Windows XP has reached the SP3 stage, it is clear that Windows XP is a reliable operating system. Statistics from the network monitoring agency Netapplication show that Windows XP is still the most widely used operating system in the world.

However, as time goes by, Windows XP has not kept pace with the times, and it has become increasingly obsolete and unreliable. In addition, due to the success of Windows XP, many malicious hackers attacked it, and the security of Windows XP is declining.

Therefore, Windows XP users perform Windows 7 upgrades as fast as possible, without waiting for Windows 7 SP1 to arrive.