What will happen to Microsoft Teams on Windows 7, 8, and 10?

Microsoft has recently ended support for Windows 10, and it’s only a matter of time before this OS is removed from the system requirements for MS Teams.

It’s worth noting that not all desktop PC users are running Windows 11, the latest version: as of December 2025, over 45 percent of PCs are still using unsupported versions of Windows: 7/8/8.1/10.

Now, users face a choice if they want to continue working with MS Teams: they can either purchase extended security updates through the ESU program for an additional fee, or upgrade to a newer version of Windows. Security updates will only provide a short-term solution which will remain effective for three years after the end of support for Windows 10—that is, until October 14, 2028.

If upgrading to Windows 11 is not an option, users will need to consider alternatives, such as switching to a different OS (e.g., Linux) or migrating to a different corporate communication system. Switching to a different OS can be very time-consuming, especially for large corporations with thousands or tens of thousands of workstations. So, it may be more convenient to change the corporate communication system instead.

In this case, TrueConf Server is an excellent solution. The main advantage of choosing TrueConf is its support for older versions of Windows. By using TrueConf client applications, regardless of your Windows OS version, you will receive regular updates which will ensure access to all current features and stable application performance.

It’s important to remember that MS Teams is exclusively a cloud-based solution. If you need to isolate your corporate system, TrueConf Server handles this task perfectly as well. It can be installed on a wide range of operating systems. It can also be deployed in a Docker container—detailed instructions are provided in this guide.

The server administrator can centrally deploy TrueConf client applications for Windows across the corporate network which significantly simplifies migration. To learn more, refer to our knowledge base article on how to install TrueConf applications from an MSI package with pre-defined settings.

Download TrueConf for Windows

We recommend switching to a Linux-based communication platform to ensure maximum security for your corporate system. Supported operating systems for the video conferencing server include Debian and CentOS. For client applications, a wide range of modern Linux distributions are supported:

• Arch
• Debian
• RHEL
• CentOS
• Fedora
• Mint
• openSUSE
• Ubuntu

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