The official date, however, is yet to be picked

Nov 1, 2022 16:54 GMT  ·  By

The number of browsers running on Windows 7 is shrinking at a very fast pace, and after Google announced the EOL for Chrome on this operating system, the next in the queue should be Mozilla and Firefox browser.

As the main alternative to the invasion of Chromium-powered browsers, Mozilla Firefox continues to be one the most popular browsers out there.

But as GHacks noticed recently, Mozilla is yet to decide when it plans to drop the support for Windows 7 and 8.1, as the company has been looking into the matter for several years already.

After Google’s announcement in October, Mozilla’s talks on this front gained more pace, with a decision in this regard expected sooner rather than later.

At this point, it looks like the end of support for Mozilla Firefox on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 could take place either in January 2023 or in June 2023. Either way, the browser will stop working on the two platforms next year, so it’s all just a matter of time until Windows 7 and 8.1 users have to look elsewhere for a browser that still works on their platforms.

Chrome to abandon Windows 7 in February

Google will stop supporting Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on February 7 when the company ships Chrome 110.

“Chrome 109 is the last version of Chrome that will support Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1. Chrome 110 (tentatively scheduled for release on February 7th, 2023) is the first version of Chrome that requires Windows 10 or later. You’ll need to ensure your device is running Windows 10 or later to continue receiving future Chrome releases. This matches Microsoft's end of support for Windows 7 ESU and Windows 8.1 extended support on January 10th, 2023,” Google announced.

Needless to say, the browser will continue to run normally on devices where it’s already installed but no new updates would be received.