Google will end Chrome support on Windows 7 and 8.1 in early 2023You'll still be able to use older versions of Google's web browser on those operating systems.By K. Holt, 10.25.2022
Microsoft OneDrive app will stop syncing with Windows 7 and 8 on March 1st, 2022The company is nudging more people toward OS upgrades.By J. Fingas, 11.06.2021
Hacked Florida water plant used shared passwords and Windows 7 PCs"Municipal water utilities are extremely underfunded and under-resourced."By S. Dent, 02.11.2021
Google extends Chrome support for Windows 7 until 2022It was supposed to stop releasing Chrome updates for the OS in 2021.By M. Moon, 11.21.2020
Bug prevents Windows 7 users from shutting down their PCsMicrosoft is investigating, but it's not clear what (or who) is at fault.By J. Fingas, 02.09.2020
After Math: Risky businessesWho else is looking forward to bidding against other riders for their Uber?By A. Tarantola, 01.26.2020
Germany has to pay Microsoft for failing to upgrade from Windows 7Microsoft will charge about $887,000 for extended security updates.By M. DeAngelis, 01.22.2020
Microsoft is shutting down its internet board and card gamesPeople with older versions of Windows may have just days left to play.By J. Fingas, 07.14.2019
Microsoft's reworked Edge browser is available to try on Windows 7It's a modern Chromium web client for old platforms.By J. Fingas, 06.19.2019
Old versions of Windows get a new patch to stop WannaCry-style attacksThis even includes Windows XP.By J. Fingas, 05.14.2019
Windows 7 message alerts users to the end of security updatesIf you didn't know you had until January 2020, you do now.By J. Fingas, 03.20.2019
Windows 7's first DirectX 12 game is 'World of Warcraft'Four years after DirectX 12 launched with Windows 10.By A. Khalid, 03.12.2019
Internet Explorer 10 preview coming to Windows 7 semi-Luddites in mid-NovemberBy J. Fingas, 10.17.2012