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LG  
#1 Posted : Sunday, July 31, 2016 7:49:14 AM(UTC)
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how long will new versions of vmix stil work in windows 7

are there any stuff ( new directx ) that will no longer work in windows 7? what vmix will use in now and X years?
windows 7 will be supported by micr. until 2020.
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#2 Posted : Sunday, July 31, 2016 9:00:16 AM(UTC)
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vMix will continue to support Windows 7 for many years to come!
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#3 Posted : Sunday, July 31, 2016 4:14:13 PM(UTC)
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Windows 7 itself being supported is a completely different story however. MS is pushing Win 10 very very hard and Win 7 is next on the chopping block. In a couple years you will see driver updates, service patches and security patches stop, once that happens you run the risk of being on a not so stable of a platform when you do your broadcasts.

I'm just saying, it sounds like you are expecting to set up a system and keep using it until 2020, I would avoid that mindset, Windows 10 has many advantages and I have seen a worthwhile performance boost in every machine I have moved over to it, including a tad more performance with vmix.
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#4 Posted : Monday, August 1, 2016 3:12:21 AM(UTC)
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@LG

If you really get into streaming with vMix, you will probably buy or build a new system before Microsoft no longer supports Windows 7. I have a system from two years ago that I had built to use with WireCast. I don't use WireCast anymore, and rarely ever use that system.

Too many new capture cards/devices come out, faster CPUs, Thunderbolt 3, and NDI. By 2020 where will hardware be? Where will vMix be? It's a matter of what you can afford at this moment whether it be hardware or an OS.

I use systems with Windows 10, Win 7, and XP (no vMix, just e-mail).
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#5 Posted : Monday, August 1, 2016 1:33:54 PM(UTC)
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I've been running vMix on Windows 10 for a year. I have Aver Info C127 and BMD Intensity Pro PCIe cards. No issues to speak of.
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