Chrome 109 is the last version of the browser to support Windows 7 and 8.1, has an alternative implementation for third-party cookies, MathML, and a way for developers to monitor CPU utilization.

Remember when Windows was actually half decent? The days before AI bloat, telemetry, and enforced advertising. Classic 7 aims to bring back the look and feel of Windows 7, on an operating system base ...

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Windows 7 is experiencing a surprising resurgence in 2025, rising to nearly 10% of the global desktop Windows market share, up from 2% in July. Despite Microsoft ending support in 2023, its growth ...

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Microsoft has closed one of the loopholes allowing those with older PCs from freely upgrading to Windows 10 and Windows 11. If you own a Windows 7 or Windows 8 PC, you’ll need to buy a new license to ...

Microsoft has ended the third and final year of Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) and is urging customers to migrate to Windows 11 on a new PC or buy Windows 10 if they can’t or don’t want to.

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Offline and straightforward, the legacy Backup and Restore builds a full system image without cloud or reinstallation fuss.

Microsoft warned us last month that our favorite Windows upgrade loophole was over, but now it’s official: The activation servers no longer let you use Windows 7 or 8 license keys to activate Windows ...