It's official: Microsoft confirms the end of Windows 7 and 8

TechRadar Pro ^ | Mike Moore

[TChad]

After years of anticipation, today officially marks the end of Windows 7 and 8/8.1, Microsoft has confirmed.

The aged operating systems will no longer receive Microsoft security updates from today, January 10, 2023, marking the end of their official lifespan.

Anyone using the software will now be at risk of cyberattacks from criminals exploiting current and future security flaws and vulnerabilities, and is urged to update to newer Windows versions - particularly Windows 11 - immediately in order to stay safe.

[Texan4Life]

I use Windows 8.1 on a laptop I bought in 2014. Microsoft had already ended updates for Windows 8.1, and now my web browser Firefox is jumping in... https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/115.0.1/whatsnew/?oldversion=114.0.2&xv=windows

[Texan4Life]

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-users-windows-7-8-and-81-moving-extended-support

[CJ Wolf]

The hard ware is still good. Just saying. If it can run that stuff it dont support no more it can still can run lotus notes on os warp easy. Might even run better then word perfect on a palm pielet