Windows 10 was an upgrade from Windows 8, but still a downgrade compared to Windows 7. Windows 8 was a downgrade from Windows 7. You can’t deny that Windows 7 was the last good version of Windows. Firefox, for instance, may be supported for a period after support ends officially. Other browsers may extend the support period. Google releases updates, security and otherwise, regularly. End of support means that Google will no longer release updates for the browser on Windows 7 or 8.1. Google announced earlier that it will end support for Chrome running on these operating systems in January 2023 as well. Microsoft ends support for the operating systems Windows 7 and 8.1 in January 2023. Brave, for instance, displays the notification already as well.

Other Chromium-based browsers may show the notification as well. This computer is using Windows 7', it reads on a Windows 7 device.

'To get future Google Chrome updates, you'll need Windows 10 or later. Google Chrome users who use the web browser on Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 devices get a notification at the top of the browser screen that informs them about the upcoming support end of Chrome on the operating system.

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