Windows 7

Mozilla Firefox on Windows — Microsoft cut Windows 7 support on Edge, but Mozilla says "enough" Firefox users are using it to extend support to March 2025: "Backporting security fixes is already getting increasingly painful due to the divergence" Mozilla is extending Firefox support for legacy versions of Windows and macOS until March 2025.

Revert8Plus — Just one Terminal command brings nostalgic Windows 7 and Vista aesthetics to your Windows 11 PC If you miss Windows Vista or 7, here's how you can bring the vibes back to Windows 11 or 10.

Steam on PC — Steam drops support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, dozens of PC gamers affected Less than 1% of Steam users are on Windows 7, 8, or 8.1, and that figure will soon be even lower.

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Windows 10's PC market share surges to over 17% in May

By John Callaham published 1 June 16

Windows 10 was used by 17.43% of all PCs worldwide in May 2016, according to the latest data from Net Applications. That's a big increase compared to April's 14.35% share for the OS.

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Non-security patches for Windows 7 and 8.1 to be released in monthly updates

By John Callaham last updated 21 May 16

Microsoft has announced that from now on, non-security patches for Windows 7 and 8.1 will be released in one rollup update that will be issued monthly.

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Windows 10 and Windows 7 are almost neck and neck in Steam's latest hardware survey

By John Callaham published 2 May 16

The April 2016 results from Steam's latest hardware survey show that Windows 10 is just barely behind Windows 7 among its customers.

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Windows 10's PC market share rose in April 2016, Windows 7 drops below 50%

By John Callaham published 1 May 16

Windows 10 was used by 14.35% of all PCs worldwide in April 2016, according to the latest data from Net Applications. Meanwhile, the share held by Windows 7 dropped below the 50% mark

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