Element Upgrades past Windows 7

Anne Valentino  had a detailed comment about this in the ETC Eos Family Console Programmers Facebook group a couple of years ago.

Here's the part of Anne's comment relevant to your question:

"We did not go from Windows XP to Windows 7 when Gio was designed (the first of the Win 7 desks) because Microsoft stopped supporting XP. The reality with embedded OS' is that we don't require any support from Microsoft. The move to Win 7 was two-fold: we wanted multi-touch functionality, which Win XP could not do. Microsoft also made a major change in Win 7 to a more generic driver model for external display support. We wanted you guys to be able to go into any store selling monitors and have lots of commercially available low-cost choices. Even if Microsoft stopped "supporting" Windows 7 tomorrow - there is currently no compelling reason to go to Windows 10. We are looking at it, and will likely move to it at some point in the future - more as a "why not" than because we need anything W10 offers. We would also then make upgrades available from Win 7 IF (and that is a big IF) there is any value for you in it."

Anne Valentino  had a detailed comment about this in the ETC Eos Family Console Programmers Facebook group a couple of years ago.

Here's the part of Anne's comment relevant to your question:

"We did not go from Windows XP to Windows 7 when Gio was designed (the first of the Win 7 desks) because Microsoft stopped supporting XP. The reality with embedded OS' is that we don't require any support from Microsoft. The move to Win 7 was two-fold: we wanted multi-touch functionality, which Win XP could not do. Microsoft also made a major change in Win 7 to a more generic driver model for external display support. We wanted you guys to be able to go into any store selling monitors and have lots of commercially available low-cost choices. Even if Microsoft stopped "supporting" Windows 7 tomorrow - there is currently no compelling reason to go to Windows 10. We are looking at it, and will likely move to it at some point in the future - more as a "why not" than because we need anything W10 offers. We would also then make upgrades available from Win 7 IF (and that is a big IF) there is any value for you in it."

Thank you, that's along the lines of what I was thinking, but wanted to confirm.  I'll wait and see if anyone from ETC can/will confirm this to see if there's been any change or update since that answer was given.  Meanwhile, I need to seek out that Facebook group! :)

Anne's quote above is still the plan for now.

Thank you.