yoltboy01

So, Firefox 115 got extended again. The EOL is set to be February 2026 (when NT 6.0 and 6.1 are really dead) https://whattrainisitnow.com/calendar/ Interestingly, FF115 outlived FF128. Mozilla could have supported Windows 7 and 8.1 up to 128 from the start.

Does anybody know if Server 2012/2012 R2 are eligible of Grandfathered ESU like 2008 SP2/2008 R2? I remember that somewhere it said support is stretched till 2029 but I am not quite sure. It would be nice to know which products are covered by that clause. I think it was like 3-5 years more support after the end of Extended Support, right? Fun Fact: In fact, Internet Explorer 9 and 11 are the longest-supported Browsers under Windows Vista, 7, and 8, including ESU updates. What an irony, since IE was already "officially" declared dead in 2022.

LibreOffice 25.8.0.4 works on Windows 8.1 You need to drop the „LaunchCondition“ Table with Orca. After that, the installer will install the suite. All apps seem to work without any issues. So, they could have kept 8.1 support but decided to end both 7 and 8 simultaneously. The suite doesn‘t work on Windows 7 (even with VxKex)

Generally said, I think that Windows Vista and 7 need better Extended Kernel's. Don't get me wrong, I'm thankful for the Windows Vista Extended Kernel and VxKex for Windows 7, however there are still plenty of Apps that cannot be run on these two Operating Systems. I hope we will get newer versions soon, as even Windows XP (with OneCore API) can handle newer applications better than Windows Vista and Windows 7

You mean "Microsoft 365 apps"? They are refering to the Office 365 suite with that. I don't think they have done a statement on the Microsoft Store on Windows 10 yet. I guess the Microsoft Store itself will be supported with feature updates till 2026 and the servers will probably be available till 2028

So, Microsoft extended Office 365 Feature Updates for Windows 10 till August 2026. Version 2608/2609 will be the last one and will continue to be supported with Security Updates until October 2028 "Also important: Microsoft 365 apps running on personal and business Windows 10 PCs will continue to receive security updates until October 10, 2028, and feature updates until August 2026." Source: news.microsoft.com/de-de/mit-windows-11-copilot-pcs-und-windows-365-sicher-bleiben/

Thank god, Windows 10 22H2 Support got extended for another year FOR FREE You can use ESU as a private user for free Source: blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/06/24/stay-secure-with-windows-11-copilot-pcs-and-windows-365-before-support-ends-for-windows-10

After months of inactivity, I've finally tried running new versions of Microsoft 365 on Windows 8.1. I managed to install v2507 (the latest beta) on Windows 8.1. This is the 30th post-EOL version that can run on Windows 8.1 without an Extended Kernel (EOL: 2301, no ESU program). Windows 8.1 definitely benefits from newer APIs compared to Windows 7. Proof: imgur.com/a/microsoft-365-latest-on-windows-8-1-QKaEJhG

So yesterday LibreOffice launched v25.8, which will be released in August this year. As anticipated, this version will drop support for Windows 7 and 8.1. Nonetheless, I was curious if it will work on these OS. On Windows 7 it does not work, since Windows 7 doesn't support Python 3.9+. You will receive the error "api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll" is missing. I used VxKex, which fixes that error, however another dependency from Windows 8+ is missing On Windows 8.1, Alpha 1 works without any errors. I copied the folder from another Windows 10 install and I could launch Writer, Calc, Office... Here, Windows 8.1 definitely benefits from higher Python support and newer APIs

Microsoft just announced that Office 365 Apps will continue to be supported till October 2028, with the limitation that security/performance issues might occur. I'm not quite sure if they will continue with Feature Updates (2511, 2512, 2601..) or if Windows 10 will freeze at 2510. I cannot immagine that there will be a feature freeze in October, since Microsoft states that Server 2022 (based on W10 21H2) will be supported till October 2026 with M365 updates. So, they would have to Freeze 22H2 before 21H2, which is unlikely. Nonetheless, I am already waiting for the Bypass Tools

Does anybody know if there is still any Antivirus company left that supports Windows XP in 2025? I have an old Atom Netbook and installed XP with POSReady Updates + One Core API. I'm totally happy with the performance on XP BUT I also want to install an Antivirus program that receives Definition Updates.

Because it is literally nonsense to have two (maybe even three in a few months) ESR branches running at the same time. What was the reason for not supporting Windows 7 and 8.1 till Firefox 128 and then migrate them to the ESR chanel, when 115 ESR and 128 ESR will probably have the same EOL date? Users of older operating systems could have profited from the features introduced between 115-128 as well. Let's say Firefox 115 ESR will be extended for another 6 months -> you are patching an older version instead of a newer one with better Web Standards. Makes no sense for me. I give you another example: Microsoft not releasing IE10/11 for Windows Server 2008 SP2 was such a dumb idea, since IE9 does not feature the same HTML5/CSS standards as IE11. While these two browser version were released 2 years apart from each other, Microsoft could have ported it back for 2008 SP2 as well but they didn't. Up to this day, they continue to support IE9 on 2008 SP2 (with Premium Assurance) but it makes no sense, since you cannot browse the web with that version anymore. Most sites do not render correctly etc. IE11 would have been a huge advantage for the remaining users in literally any way possible To conclude, it is always better to have a more up-to-date version because of newer in-build web technologies. If I would have to choose, I would always pick the newer branch for my older OS

Mozilla just extended it‘s support for Firefox 115 on Windows 7/8.1 till September 2025 Source: deskmodder.de/blog/2025/02/19/firefox-115-esr-verlaengert-die-unterstuetzung-fuer-windows-7-bis-september-2025/ Personally, I think they could have just supported 7/8.1 till v128 and support it all the way up to 09/25. It would have been a better choice than keeping an older version updated for 2 years

Well, after testing v2105 today, I succesfully managed to install Office 2021 LTSC (v2108) on Windows 7 as well! It is not very stable - most apps crash but Word opens and I'm experimenting on making it run fluently on Windows 7. Proof: imgur.com/a/word-2021-on-windows-7-4abLWzT

Today I got Microsoft Office v2105 working on Windows 7 (System 64 Bit, Office 32 Bit). I knew that versions above v2008 were harder to port for Windows 7, so I tried out bunch of stuff and found Word working. The rest of the suite however crashes immediately during Start-Up Proof: https://imgur.com/a/SC5lVEJ