Mike D. wrote:
Drive it until it drops. Just because Microsoft doesn’t support it does not mean it will suddenly stop working and the chances are pretty good that if you looked, someone would be able to reload it for you if it came to that.
My wife has a laptop running Win 8 and I only go near that POS with a cross and holy water. Win 10 is better but not as easy to navigate as 7.
If it works for you, keep it!