Have a few old PCs at the office that are working fine (mainly for data input , not used for local storage).

Lately more and more websites are showing "Browser version too old" or messages along that line. Is there a browser that is still recieving updates for Windows 7 ? Tried Firefox ESR but still get those messages.

why not use win10 instead?

I'm still with Windows 7 in office and also use Firefox and never see such msg. My job gets me to search websites a lot.

time to upggrade, the browser is sending your pc to junk yard, so sad.

-deleted-

This post has been edited by anakkk: Aug 16 2024, 12:30 PM

when you said old, how old? what gen or year are those systems?

i still have a old x58 system that i boot up once a while... its running fine with windows 10...

none. everything either win 8 or above already.
you can get community support browser but dont expect 100% smooth.
they are from community update, not from official update

Many browser already switched to chromium engine thus all of them stopped Win7 support already. Firefox is the only one left still using their own engine. Even browser like Brave, Edge, Opera GX all running on chromium. It's a google problem for refusing to support Win7 since they are the maker of chromium engine.

If you are using 6th gen Intel then just buy and install Win11 since Win10 also EOL liao. You want support, then you need to pay MSFT.

Personally I bought a N97 (or N100) mini pc that came with W11 Pro. Not sure how legit is their OS thus I only bought 1 to try.

This post has been edited by andrekua2: Aug 16 2024, 12:33 PM

Just disable the message from FF itself. Google for methods. Just need to add some lines into the config file.

because Windows 10 license is RM600++

around 10 years old, Dell desktops.

Yes they can run Windows 10, but it'll mean purchasing the licenses (no free upgrade path Windows 7 to 8 then 10 unfortunately).

If we need to purchase the license, then may as well buy a new low spec Dell for RM2.5k.

This post has been edited by corad: Aug 16 2024, 12:33 PM

What? Few year ago got free upgrade windows 7 to 10, you no upgrade it?

Slow pc possibly...

Like my office pc, free also I reluctant to upgrade. CPU mostly G620, ram between 1-2GB. Upgrade W10 boleh jalan kah? Somemore last time heard about auto update but my office still using streamyx 1mbps, scare later stuck whole day updating.

yea, desktop with 8GB RAM. Few years ago thought no point, but now seems forced to have the latest browser version for some websites

Lucky my home branded pc not too slow, even max out 8GB RAM, is i5 2300
Yes the problem some office line too slow, stuck windows update

Ever heard of zero click exploits? The OS itself is the main concern.

Zero-Click Exploit Concerns Drive Urgent Patching of Windows TCP/IP Flaw

Windows 7 : Security Vulnerabilities, CVEs

yes, I understand that Windows 7 is already End of Life, hence no reason to keep updating software for it.

However I should be able to use at my own risk, instead of getting locked out. Any way just asking here to see if there are any alternative browsers.

These are just a few PC in the office, the rest are on the latest Windows. Just a shame to need to replace a perfectly working computer because of this.

they forced you to upgrade due to old browser + old OS = big security issue, if you use the old pc and connected to internet, you're opening gate to hacker/malware infestation.

another option would be upgrade to linux, Fedora, Ubuntun, Mint, Debian, Manjaro are greate choice

This post has been edited by 1024kbps: Aug 17 2024, 12:53 AM

You had 9 years to take advantage of the free upgrade, and it’s understandable that Microsoft and software developers have moved on from older versions. It’s not really their fault.

From a developer’s perspective, supporting older operating systems is challenging because updates for newer versions can often break compatibility with older ones.

This is also why banks eventually stop supporting outdated versions of Android and iOS for their online banking apps.

And keep in mind, support for Windows 10 will also phase out eventually.

plus maintaining new and old software will double their job, they need to back port from new version to old version, then testing before releasing...
there are no magic there, all need to do manually for software QC

Us consumer are using the browser for free, unless you paid like Google or Microsoft to maintain it.

In short, they dont really do maintain old version and new version, there are no LTSC (Windows) or LTS (Linux) for browsers

which Linux is the most "similar" to Windows ? Just being used for browser access to web.

Well ... it's office PCs. Not upgraded because they were used to run out-dated software.

Software is now updated and running on new PCs (well, 2+ years old now)

These old Windows 7 one kept on the network as spares, some connected to projectors/screens as presentation PCs or video conference hosts.

This post has been edited by corad: Aug 19 2024, 04:57 PM