Microsoft will end support for its Windows 7 operating system next week on January 14, 2020. On that day, the company will provide users with one last round of security updates, after which support will end.
Businesses and business customers alike can extend support for up to three years, but they will have to pay Microsoft for that. It's called Extended Security Update Windows 7 (ESU) and allows organizations to extend support and continue to use the operating system for up to three years.
Windows 7 will definitely continue to run on computers, although no official security updates will be provided. Unofficially, the company 0Patch has revealed plans to release unofficial security updates for Windows 7.
For third-party software, history has shown that support does not end at the same time as the official end of support for the operating system. We have seen this when support for Windows XP ended. Google supported the operating system until April 2016, although Microsoft stopped supporting it in 2014. Other companies, such as Mozilla, Valve, Dropbox, and others continued to support the old OS for some time after official support ended.
Now that Windows 7 is nearing the end of its support, the situation is more or less similar to that of Windows XP. Windows 7 is loved by many and is still used in many home and business devices.
So, Google posted information on the official Chrome Enterprise blog yesterday about her plans on Windows 7. The company has revealed that Google Chrome will continue to support Windows 7 at least until July 15, 2021.
We will continue to fully support Chrome on Windows 7 for at least 18 months from the date of its expiration by Microsoft until at least July 15, 2021.
Chrome users can continue to use the web browser on Windows 7 devices, as the browser will receive the same updates as other versions of the Windows operating system.
Η Mozilla δεν έχει αποκαλύψει ακόμα τα σχέδιά της, αλλά ο οργανισμός έχει ένα καλό ιστορικό υποστήριξης των εκδόσεων των Windοws για μεγάλο χρονικό διάστημα μετά την ολοκλήρωση της επίσημης υποστήριξης. Οι χρήστες του Firefox μπορούν επίσης να επιλέξουν να μεταβούν στο Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release), καθώς πιθανότατα θα είναι η έκδοση που θα υποστηρίξει τα Windows 7 για το μεγαλύτερο χρονικό διάστημα.
