Mozilla originally planned to end Firefox support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 in February. Now there's an extension until August 2026.

Mozilla Firefox, the last major browser still providing security updates for older Microsoft systems, has announced the end of support for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 after February 2026.

Firefox will continue security support for Windows 7 through ESR updates for 6 more months.

Mozilla Firefox version 115.0 is the last update for those still using Windows 7 and 8. This comes after Microsoft ended support for those operating systems back in January 2023. Users will be ...

According to a post on Bugzilla, Firefox developers are considering giving those sticking to the good-old Windows 7 a few extra months of updates, delaying the end of support until August 2023.

Bottom line: Firefox users on older operating systems will have a bit more time with the browser thanks to Mozilla's recent decision to extend support for about six more months. Still, the clock is ...

The latest browser update also notes Firefox will stop supporting Windows 7 and 8, even though a large number of Firefox users have stuck with an older OS. Reading time 2 minutes Dear users of aging ...

Firefox 112.0.2 is now available in the Release channel, bringing fixes for high memory usage in specific scenarios, broken notifications on Windows 8, and text rendering issues on Linux. Mozilla has ...