It’s the end of the line for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. These older versions of Windows (plus Windows RT) stop receiving all security updates today, over a decade after their original releases.

This week Microsoft has confirmed that the extended support for its old Windows 7 and Windows 8 .1 operating systems has now come to an end. Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 7 three ...

Customers sticking to the good-old (and dead) Windows 7 now have one more reason to ditch the operating system: as of January 1, 2024, Steam no longer supports Windows 7, 8, and 8.1. Valve is finally ...

Windows users running these legacy operating systems will be vulnerable to evolving security threats if they don't upgrade to a later version. Attila covers software, apps and services, with a focus ...

Nvidia has released a new driver for users sticking to the old (like very old) graphics cards that no longer receive mainstream support. Version 475.14 also supports Windows 7, 8, and 8.1. It is one ...

Mozilla originally planned to end Firefox support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 in February. Now there's an extension until August 2026. Anyone still using Windows 7, 8, or 8.1, whose support by Microsoft ...

Google has announced it will end Chrome support on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 early next year. Chrome 110, which is scheduled for release on February 7th, will not ...

What just happened? The start of a new year brings lots of changes; unwelcome ones, if you're still using Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 with Steam. Valve's previously announced end of support for the older ...

Windows 7 Professional and Enterprise editions will no longer receive extended security updates for critical and important vulnerabilities starting Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Microsoft launched the ...

According to StatCounter, Windows 8 and 8.1 still account for about 4.3 percent of the Windows install base worldwide, far less than Windows 11, Windows 10, or even Windows 7. But for the people still ...

Google announced today that the Google Chrome web browser will likely drop support for Windows 7 and 8.1 starting February 2023. After support is discontinued for these two Windows versions, the ...