[Njtechdiv] Important update for Windows 7

[Mario Brusco]

just passing along a heads up message for those still using Windows 7:

Microsoft has already decided on the end-of-support dates for Windows 7 
users and while it’s January 2020, there’s a chance that users could get 
locked out of Windows Updates soon.

Microsoft recently announced that they are moving to SHA-2 for better 
encryption. This is not a big news for Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 users 
but is a critical one for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 SP1 and SP2 
users as they still rely on SHA-1 encryption. Microsoft had initially 
planned to roll out an update in April to fix the issue so the older 
systems could support SHA-2 encryption. However, Microsoft has now moved 
the date to March and the fix will roll out with Patch Tuesday for all 
the Windows 7 users. It’s really important that everyone downloads the 
patch as it will make older OS compatible with SHA-2 encryption. After 
this update,
Microsoft will be signing Windows Updates using SHA-2 which will not be 
supported on devices that don’t have the update. You can read more about 
this change on the Microsoft Support website:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4472027/2019-sha-2-code-signing-support-requirement-for-windows-and-wsus