"Chrome 109 is the last version of Chrome that will support Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1. Today's announcement comes after a similar one made by Google in October when the company said that Google Chrome will likely drop support for Windows 7 and 8.1 beginning in February 2023. Windows 7 is still running on over 10.25% of all Windows systems worldwide, while Windows 8.1 is just 2.53%, according to Statcounter GlobalStats.ĭesktop Window market share (Statcounter GlobalStats) Microsoft also encourages developers to stop providing support for Windows 7 and 8/8.1 to ensure that their users will upgrade by January 10th, 2023, to a Windows version still under support to keep receiving security updates for their devices. Users who want to install new versions of Microsoft Edge or the Webview2 Runtime (used to embed web content in your native apps) that bundle the latest released security updates are advised to upgrade to Windows 10 or later. "Microsoft Edge version 109 will also be the last supported version for Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2." "While Microsoft Edge and Webview2 Runtime versions 109 and earlier will continue to work on these operating systems, those versions will not receive new features, future security updates, or bug fixes," the company said. The decision to no longer provide Windows 7 / 8.1 support for Edge users almost perfectly aligns with the end of support for Windows 7 Extended Security Update (ESU) and Windows 8/8.1 on January 10th, 2023. Microsoft Edge will drop support for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 after the release of version 109 on January 12th, 2023.
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