Firefox sticks to Windows 7

When Microsoft launched Windows 7 in October 2009, they promised ten years of support, a promise they kept by a margin. operating system connectedend of lifeIn January 2020 the last extended support program with security updates for some versions reached the end of the road in January this year.

Since then, more and more have gradually canceled ongoing support, and Google’s Chrome browser is an example. In just under a year, Valve will be following the same path with Steam, which is launching Thanksgiving in January 2024 as a result of Chrome Baking. Some who have chosen not to catch up with this trend are Mozilla, which has instead announced that the rest of the world’s Windows 7 users can enjoy Firefox at least for a little while longer.

We will not end support for Windows 7 / Windows 8 before Firefox 115 ESR is released, so Firefox 115 ESR will support Windows 7 / Windows 8 at least until 3Q 2024. I can’t speak to how long we will remove support for Windows 7 / Windows 8. – Mike Capley, USA TODAY Mozilla programmer

In a post dated Bugzilla platform (via tech spot) Programmer Mike Capley confirms that Mozilla plans to maintain support until at least the second half of 2024. Then Firefox 115 ESR was planned, that is, the version of Firefox aimed primarily at large companies and organizations.

Based on Firefox’s own data, a relatively large number of browser users are still using Windows 7. At the time of writing, this is about 13 percent, while Windows 10 accounts for 71 percent of users. Whether support will continue beyond summer 2024, Kabli says he can’t answer at this time.