Key Highlights
- Google Chrome will drop support for Windows 7 and 8.1 starting Feb 2023
- The web browser’s older versions will continue to work but there will be no further updates
- Windows 7 is still running on over 10 percent of all Windows systems worldwide
Windows 7 is widely regarded as one of Microsoft’s best operating systems in decades among PC enthusiasts. Although Microsoft stopped supporting the operating system roughly two years ago, one of its largest support networks has opted to stop providing Windows 7 support. Beginning in 2023, Google will no longer be upgrading the Chrome browser for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
The company in a support page announced that on February 7, 2023, when Chrome 110 is expected to be released, the tech giant will formally discontinue support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. For users to continue receiving new Chrome updates, their device must be running Windows 10 or later.
Users of these operating systems won’t receive any new updates but older Chrome versions will continue to work. According to the company, upgrading to a supported version of Windows is encouraged if one wants to continue receiving Chrome’s security updates and new features while still using Windows 7 or Windows 8.1.
According to a recent report, Google Chrome is the most vulnerable browser currently in use, with 303 vulnerabilities and a cumulative total of 3,159 vulnerabilities as of 2022. The figures, according to the study, were based on data from a database that covered the period from January 1 to October 5.
Google Chrome was the only browser with vulnerabilities in the five days in October including CVE-2022-3314, CVE-2022-3318, CVE-2022-3309, CVE-2022-3311, and CVE-2022-3307. The CVE programme tracked vulnerabilities and security flaws across multiple platforms.
The database does not provide details of the error but reports indicate that it may lead to memory corruption on your computer.
