Microsoft ended its Extended Security Updates program last January, saying goodbye to Windows 7, 8/8.1. While major browsers such as Edge and Chrome also preferred to end support for operating systems, Mozilla took a different decision and offered extended support to Firefox. However Firefox for Windows 7/8 announced the end of its support.
Mozilla Firefox ends support for Windows 7 and 8/8.1
One more application has ended support for Windows 7 and 8/8.1, two operating systems from Microsoft that are still popular but also obsolete. According to the latest announcement from Mozilla Support, Firefox version 115 on older operating systems until September 2024 can be used.
Mozilla originally intended to support older operating systems as well. But he acknowledged that maintaining Firefox for legacy systems was becoming costly and without official support from Microsoft, user safety was in jeopardy. After 2024, the update will only be available on Windows 10 and 11.
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The market share of Windows 7 and 8/8.1 is around 5 percent. However, Mozilla said a “significant number of users” continue to access the internet using Firefox on these operating systems. That’s why he reported that older versions will stay up and running for a few more months.
Although official support ends in September, let us remind you that you can still use Firefox after this date. However, you should know that security updates and new features will not be available for these versions.
It should be reminded that Windows 8 support was officially stopped in 2016. Windows 8.1, which was introduced in 2013, was another operating system that was shelved upon its eighth birthday.
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