How long would the browsers on a Win10 machine stop working after Microsoft stops supporting Win10? Next year Microsoft will stop supporting Win10 (forget about the subcription...

BebuLamar

Next year Microsoft will stop supporting Win10 (forget about the subcription extension). Assuming that I don't care about sercurity how long will the browers stop working? For example right now I can still surf the web to certain degree with Win7 but need certain version of Chrome to do it. When will the same thing happen to Win10?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Depends on the browser developer.

I had two browsers continue working on Win 7 long after Win 7 was no longer supported, but they would no longer receive updates from the browser developer under Win 7. They still worked though.

BebuLamar

Longshadow wrote:

Depends on the browser developer.

I had two browsers continue working on Win 7 long after Win 7 was no longer supported, but they would no longer receive updates from the browser developer under Win 7. They still worked though.

That's all I need. I really can't buy new computers when 2025 comes around. To my dismay Visual Studio 2022 needs an internet connection to run. That means I can't read Jerry's post on the UHH but can't write programs either.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

BebuLamar wrote:

That's all I need. I really can't buy new computers when 2025 comes around. To my dismay Visual Studio 2022 needs an internet connection to run. That means I can't read Jerry's post on the UHH but can't write programs either.

I ran with non-updated browsers (Firefox and Chrome) for almost a year before I replaced the Win 7 tower.
You shouldn't loose your ability to connect to the internet, I didn't.
Visual Studio is another story. Maybe its operation may have been updated to utilize Win 11 functions?
I don't use it.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

BebuLamar wrote:

That's all I need. I really can't buy new computers when 2025 comes around. To my dismay Visual Studio 2022 needs an internet connection to run. That means I can't read Jerry's post on the UHH but can't write programs either.

Only one of those has a potential downside.

dbjazz Loc: Long Island, NY

I'm still running Firefox on a Win7 laptop - just no updates. No big deal.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Not anytime soon. Many users are running Win 7 (~15 years old) and browsers are running just fine. The big change that made XP browsers obsolete was the move from http to https which required SSL and TSL as part of the OS

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

TriX wrote:

Not anytime soon. Many users are running Win 7 (~15 years old) and browsers are running just fine. The big change that made XP browsers obsolete was the move from http to https which required SSL and TSL as part of the OS

Ahhh..... No longer contained in the browsers?

AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio

BebuLamar wrote:

Next year Microsoft will stop supporting Win10 (forget about the subcription extension). Assuming that I don't care about sercurity how long will the browers stop working? For example right now I can still surf the web to certain degree with Win7 but need certain version of Chrome to do it. When will the same thing happen to Win10?

Why do you need chrome? I go all over ,anywhere I want to go without problems with Windows 7 and Firefox.

AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio

Longshadow wrote:

Depends on the browser developer.

I had two browsers continue working on Win 7 long after Win 7 was no longer supported, but they would no longer receive updates from the browser developer under Win 7. They still worked though.

Mine is still working to this day, I'm on it now.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

AirWalter wrote:

Mine is still working to this day, I'm on it now.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

AirWalter wrote:

Why do you need chrome? I go all over ,anywhere I want to go without problems with Windows 7 and Firefox.

Personal preference....

I prefer Firefox, my wife prefers Edge.

(But your Firefox won't update anymore under Win 7.)

tcthome Loc: NJ

BebuLamar wrote:

Next year Microsoft will stop supporting Win10 (forget about the subcription extension). Assuming that I don't care about sercurity how long will the browers stop working? For example right now I can still surf the web to certain degree with Win7 but need certain version of Chrome to do it. When will the same thing happen to Win10?

This june for win 10. I don't know the answer but, I'm gonna find out when it happens.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

tcthome wrote:

This june for win 10. I don't know the answer but, I'm gonna find out when it happens.

Windows 10 support ends October 2025.