After Microsoft support for Windows 7 finishes

[Kick]

Hi,

 

As I propose not to move on to Windows 10 next January when Microsoft support for Windows 7 but to disable the internet in Windows 7 and rely on Lubuntu 18.04 (which I have dual booting with Windows 7), I am concerned about the position of my One Drive and Outlook.com accounts. I have posted a query on the Microsoft Community Forum but have had no replies.

 

I access my Outlook email account via the Thunderbird email client and this works well in Lubuntu and Windows 7 - if I need to I can also access the account directly on the web. My One Drive account synchronises with a folder in my Windows 7 system - I realise that this synchronisation is not normally possible with a folder in the Lubuntu system (although, apparently, there is a third party program that allows some sort of synchronisation between One Drive and Linux systems albeit not 100% effective). I would be happy to be able to maintain the present level of Lubuntu links with my Outlook.com and One Drive accounts when my Windows 7 links are no longer possible when the internet connection in Windows 7 is disabled.

 

My query is, when Windows 7 has no internet connection, will Microsoft allow me to keep my One Drive and Outlook.com accounts open albeit with some reduction in facilities using Lubuntu particularly with regard to file synchronisation in One Drive?

[AWS]

You will have no problems using them. I haven't used Windows in a few years and have no problem syncing my One Drive files on my Mac. Microsoft doesn't care what OS you use.

[Kick]

Hi AWS,

 

Thanks - that's reassuring