Status of programming guide after January 2020
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 4:13 pm
I have seen statements on this forum that the programming guide (EPG) for WMC will not be updated after Windows 7 support ends in January 2020. But I have not found any official confirmation of this.
For now my Windows 7 based WMC is working fine and I get EPG updates for the over-the-air channels that I use it for.
Since Windows 8 support will continue until Jan 2023 and WMC will presumably get EPG updates until then, I see no good reason why EPG updates for Windows 7 WMC would be blocked. Does it cost Microsoft that much per user of the EPG service that they would stop Windows 7 users from getting EPG updates while continuing to provide updates to WIndows 8 users?
Anyway, my main reason for asking this question is to see if anyone can provide official confirmation that EPG service for Windows 7 WMC will stop after January 2020.
For now my Windows 7 based WMC is working fine and I get EPG updates for the over-the-air channels that I use it for.
Since Windows 8 support will continue until Jan 2023 and WMC will presumably get EPG updates until then, I see no good reason why EPG updates for Windows 7 WMC would be blocked. Does it cost Microsoft that much per user of the EPG service that they would stop Windows 7 users from getting EPG updates while continuing to provide updates to WIndows 8 users?
Anyway, my main reason for asking this question is to see if anyone can provide official confirmation that EPG service for Windows 7 WMC will stop after January 2020.