Microsoft walks away from Windows 7, Office 2013 support forums
Microsoft has quietly told customers that it will stop participating in the online support forums devoted to consumer questions about Windows 7 and a host of other products.
The announcement, which Microsoft posted over the weekend to several of the affected support forums, said the change would take place next month.
"Effective July 2018, the Microsoft Community forums listed below will shift support scope and Microsoft staff will no longer provide technical support there," the identical messages stated. "There will be no proactive reviews, monitoring, answering or answer marking of questions."