I admit that generally speaking I tend to be cautious with “parallel” browsers, be they regularly updated hence “modern”. T, indeed now that you point it out I can conceive that browsers other than the “big” ones support and will support (“until at least the end of the decade”?!) Win7/Win8.1. I’d surprise myself should i consider switching to more than to a new OS by entering the Mac environment, but who knows for. What is most likely in my case is indeed is to carry on with latest compatible Firefox until I get a new PC which will inevitably run on Linux given Microsoft 10/11/ is an option I can and will refuse. But I doubt any browser will continue to support Win7/8.1 after 2023 anyway. Nevertheless I may consider another browser supporting Win7, perhaps Brave in such a case. I’m reluctant to consider a new default browser, so sticking to latest Win7 compatible version of Firefox is most likely. I’m reluctant to consider a new OS, but I’m sure it won’t be Microsoft, hence Linux if applicable. Migrate to Linux and run Firefox on Linux : 2 Switch to a web browser that continues to be supported : 3 Keep using the unsupported Firefox on the unsupported version of Windows : 5 Upgrade to Windows 10 : 0 (Win11? Do negative probabilities make any sens?). Now You: do you use Windows 7 or 8.1? What will you do in January 2023? (via ) Migrate to Linux and run Firefox on Linux.Īll of these options either have a lengthy upgrade or migration process, or put the browser and/or system at risk because of the unsupported state.Switch to a web browser that continues to be supported and continue to run the unsupported version of Windows.Keep using the unsupported Firefox on the unsupported version of Windows.Microsoft's dominating operating system is supported until 2025. A sizeable number of devices will be upgraded to Windows 10 once support runs out. Firefox users who run the browser on Windows 7 or 8.1 devices have a number of options: What appears to be clear is that Mozilla's support for Windows 7 and 8.1 will end in 2023. Firefox users on Windows 7 and 8.1 would be moved to Firefox 102 ESR, the current Extended Support Release branch, and would receive updates until Firefox 102 ESR is moved to Firefox 114 ESR this happens in August 2023. The second option that Mozilla considers extends support until the release of the next Firefox ESR version. The downside would be that Firefox would lose a percentage of its user base over night. This option would remove a lot of headaches regarding testing, development tools and other tasks related to engineering. Some might move to a different browser, depending on whether it continues to be supported on their platform. These users could continue to run the then-unsupported browser, similarly to how Chrome users can do so starting in February 2023. Extend support until at least June 2023.Įnding support in January 2023 would alienate about 15% of the browser's user base.Mozilla considers two main options right now: A decision has not been made yet in regards to a potential support extension for these operating systems. Mozilla started to discuss the end of support for Windows 7 and 8.1 almost three years ago, but the thread on Bugzilla got traction only recently. Firefox on all Linux distributions, on Mac, and all other versions of Windows, including Windows 8.1, also have a user base of about 15%. The percentage dropped significantly in the past couple of years, but is still almost as much as the percentage of all other operating systems that Firefox runs on, with the exception of the dominating Windows 10 platform. About 15% of Firefox users use the browser on Windows 7 and 8.1 machines. Google did not reveal how large the browser's user base is on these two Windows operating systems. The company told Chrome users who run the browser on devices powered by these operating systems that they could continue running Chrome 109, the last version to be released for Windows 7 and 8.1, but that the browser would not receive any more updates. Google announced that it will end support for Google Chrome on Windows 7 and Windows 8 in February 2023.
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