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Microsoft kills loophole that let Windows 7 keys activate Windows 11 and 10
By Zac Bowden published
New keys Older Windows 7 and Windows 8 keys will no longer activate Windows 10 or Windows 11, Microsoft has announced.
Mozilla Firefox says farewell to Windows 7 and 8 users with one last update
By Dan Rice published
Mozilla Firefox will not be supported on Windows 7 and 8 going forward, as the browser receives its final update for those operating systems.
JavaGPT brings ChatGPT to support ancient versions of Windows
By Sean Endicott published
Old school You can now access ChatGPT on older versions of Windows, thanks to a client called JavaGPT.
Windows 10, not Windows 11, market share spiked last month — here's why
By Sean Endicott published
Moving up Windows 10 saw a dramatic spike in usage last month, due in part to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 reaching end of support.
Still running Windows 7? Time to upgrade your vulnerable machine
By Ben Wilson published
RIP Microsoft has ended support for updates to Windows 7, including the Extended Security Upgrade (ESU) program. Time to upgrade your outdated operating system.
Microsoft announces end of support for Edge on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1
By Sean Endicott published
Windows Microsoft will end support for Edge on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 in January 2023. The move follows Google taking similar steps with Chrome.
Even Google Chrome says it's time to move on from Windows 7
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Google Chrome now shows a prompt to upgrade to Windows 11 or Windows 10 if you're on an older version of Windows.
Windows 7 voted most innovative Microsoft OS by Windows Central readers
By Sean Endicott published
Windows 7 was the most innovative version of Windows, according to our readers. The OS just beat out Windows 95 for the top spot.
What was the most innovative Windows release?
By Sean Endicott published
Windows 3.1 turned 30 this week. To celebrate the occasion, we have a poll covering all of the historic versions of the OS. We want to know which version of Windows you think was most innovative.
Recent Windows updates create thorny situation for Windows 7 recovery discs
By Sean Endicott published
An issue with Windows prevents recovery discs created with the Backup and Restore (Windows 7) app from working. Systems running Windows updates from after January 11, 2022 are affected by the bug.
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