Windows 10 and Legacy Modernisation
From Windows 10, Windows 7 and end-of-life servers to Windows 11 and the latest Windows Server, even when the install media is long gone.
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In short: Off Windows 10, Windows 7 and end-of-life servers, including the applications whose install media is long gone. Prioritise by exposure rather than convenience: internet-facing machines and anything touching customer data move first.
Who this is for
The problem
Unsupported servers and applications don't fail gracefully, they fail during an audit, a compliance review, a cyber-insurance renewal, or a hardware death with no vendor left to call. Every month on an unsupported OS is unpatched risk, rising cost and, increasingly, an avoidable carbon footprint on ageing kit.
What we would do
Prioritise by exposure rather than convenience. Internet-facing machines, anything touching customer data and anything in scope for cyber insurance or compliance move first. The back-office machine that touches nothing sensitive can wait, provided somebody decided that deliberately and wrote it down.
- If an application is blocking the upgrade, that application is the project. Test it on a real build with real data before committing to a migration date.
- ESU is a bridge you buy alongside an upgrade, never instead of one. Coverage is cumulative, so waiting costs more rather than less.
When we are not the answer: If you have a clear internal plan, a tested application list and the capacity to execute it, you do not need a partner for this. We are worth having when the application list is the unknown.
What is included
- Windows 7 and Windows 10 to Windows 11 migration
- Windows Server 2008, 2012 and 2016 to 2022 or Azure
- Legacy application capture and repackaging, even with no install media
- Upgrade path assessment and risk planning
- Secure decommissioning of old systems
- Phased migration with minimal downtime
What the last 12 months looked like
What it costs
Scoped and quoted against your estate rather than sold from a rate card. We price what you already run, including the parts that are working and do not need replacing, and the quote itemises what is included so it can be compared line by line with anyone else’s. Managed IT support starts at £40 per user, per month if that is the wider question.
Three questions people ask
Can you migrate a legacy app if we've lost the install media?
Usually yes, and it is the most common reason these applications are still stuck.
Can a Windows XP-era application run on Windows 11?
More often than people expect, because software of that age usually does less that a modern operating system objects to.
Should we migrate a legacy application or rewrite it?
It depends on runway. A full rewrite is often a twelve-to-eighteen-month project, and an app on an already-unsupported OS rarely has that time.
Tell us what you need
A short call to talk through how your IT works today, what your team handles, and what you need from a provider. We will tell you plainly how we would approach it.
Prefer to talk now? Call us on +44 (0)1482 770583.