Thanks for this answer. Previous posts about the end of Windows 7 support made it sound like the application was going to be programmed to do an operating system check on startup and terminate itself if it detects it's not running on Windows 10, which screams Microsoft Exclusivity Agreement, however, this suggests that it's simply a case of no longer testing in, and ensuring compatibility with, Windows 7. That's not something I'm particularly happy about, but a "time and money" argument is at least an argument that I can accept. My reasons for not moving to Windows 10 extend beyond just the practical into the ethical, but that's my issue to deal with. I do have two questions though.
1) What happens with early access modules that were advertised as being compatible with Windows 7 at the time of sale, but now Windows 7 users will not be able to receive the finished product that they've already paid for?
2) It has been said that users who do not want to, or can't, downgrade to Windows 10 can continue to use DCS by not updating to 2.7, however, having just checked in Steam I do not see how this is possible for Steam users. Steam forces you to update a game to the latest version before you can play it. The only option is the BETAS configuration. Will ED configure a "beta" in steam for the last pre-2.7 version?