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So, Windows Copilot is coming to Windows 10 as well? Just read some news about the development (just type Windows 10 News in any search machine). Furthermore, MS could and I also believe extend the support of W10
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Your welcome. I hope that the compatibility for Firefox and Opera will be up for a good amount of time on 8(.1) without the need of an Extended Kernel. Firefox 121 is the sixth post-EOL version and Opera 106 (Chromium 119) the eleventh to work on Windows 8.1 with the methods stated above.
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Do you know a way in how to make Chrome 115+ working on Windows 8.1?
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That's very strange. I am running Windows 8.1 x64 (!) in a VM but that ISO is fully updated till January 2023 (!). No mods, no tweaks what so ever. Sometimes, I even delete that VM and create a new one once a month. I install CFF Explorer, 7 Zip and use DWrite.dll (from Windows 10 Build 9926) (!). The tutorial shown in the linked video above is my video. Please don't forget to make a shortcut of opera.exe on the desktop and NOT launch it in it's folder because of --no-sandbox I am currently writing this in my VM, running Opera dev 105 (based on Chromium 119)
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Happy to see that Firefox 121 (Nightly) works on Windows 8.1 (with obvious mods) imgur.com/a/0C8xyG5
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Watch this. Furthermore, is your Win8.1 PC fully updated?
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I can explain it briefly: - Download a portable version of Opera/Opera GX (or an offline installer) - Download CFF Explorer, DWrite.dll (from Windows 10+) and 7zip - Extract Opera and put that DWrite.dll in the folder where the browser is located - Right click opera.dll (it‘s around 200 MB) and open it in CFF Explorer - Go to Import Directory -> Kernel32 -> Scroll down to DiscardVirtualMemory - Change DiscardVirtualMemory to VirtualAlloc and save it - Go back to the folder where Opera is located -> Right click opera.exe -> Create a shortcut on the Desktop - Go to the Desktop - Right click the newly created shortcut -> Properties - On the General Tab write —no-sandbox next to the location and save it Opera should now work and open
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Dixel got me smiling As he also stated, I modded it to work on 8.1 (which is the only option you have if you want to use the latest version on that OS). Firefox also needs to be modded but doesn't need any extension from Windows 10+ to work on Windows 8.1. The Browser is technically still compatible with Win8, you just need to lower the system requirements manually to say it simply.
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I just noticed two changes in Windows 10 since the October Update (Release Preview Chanel) - Apps are now classified as System Apps if they cannot be uninstalled like Settings or Tips in the Start Menu (Ported from Windows 11?) - The Game Icon has changed in Settings (previously the XBox Logo - now a Joystick) imgur.com/a/SNpw0um
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I have to apologize for that statement. Actually, 104 works too. I had a RTM Build of 8.1, which needed to be updated fully first
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Well, speaking of Modded Software for Windows 8.1, Opera 104 beta (based on Chromium 118) does no longer work. It shows an error linked to the VirtualAlloc Function. It requires the CreateEnclave function introduced in Windows 10
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I didn‘t mean to offend anyone/anything . My bad I guess? Sorry.
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Yes, it is a mod indeed. However, Win8(.1) is capable of running that software unlike Windows 7, for which you would need an extended kernel. Call it simple modding if you like, but all I did was to edit opera.dll and put that —no-sandbox behind it. When it comes to Firefox you also need to mod the firefox.exe and Office also needs a patch. Since when is this post limited to official EOL‘s?
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Quick October Update - Opera 103, now released and based on Chromium 117, unsurprisingly works on Windows 8.1 with --no-sandbox and VirtualAlloc - Latest Firefox Nightly (04-10) works - Microsoft Office 365 v2311 (beta) works
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When it comes down to speed Windows 8(.0) was very underrated. I also installed it on an old Netbook (Mini 1012) and it was the only OS that ran fluently. Windows 7 and 10 couldn't compare (11 obviously not)
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So, not even released for 10 minutes and I already tested Firefox 120 on Windows 8.1. Works good so far. This is the fifth post-EOL version of Firefox to work on Win8.1 imgur.com/a/IFCyHIA
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Currently, Windows 8.1 can run the latest version (119). Since 120 Nightly will be released tomorrow, I think it will run as well. It‘s going to be the fifth post-EOL version to run on 8.1
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Opera 103 - based on Chromium 117 - works on Windows 8.1. I just tested the beta.
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Google Drive v81 works on Windows 8.1 Support ended two months ago with v79. They haven't upgraded their embedded Chromium framework since v105. Support will probably be up till they move to 115+
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Are you using Windows 7? If you use Windows 8.1 go for Opera 102 (Chromium 117). Works great
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So, Supermium v118 just got launched. Works great on Windows 8.1
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I used it for a brief time. Didn‘t they drop two releases? One based on Chromium 115 and the other on 117? I don‘t know if it differs a lot from Chromium, except for the name. Supermium is build from scratch, by independent developers. It‘s downside is that you never know if they plan to update the browser or not. They don‘t offer daily/weekly/monthly builds. If they continue with their pattern like they did before then Chromium 119 should be the next backported build. I wouldn’t bet my money tho. If I want to use a Chromium based browser, I stick to Chrome 109 (till the end of the year) or use Opera, based on the latest Chromium, with some modifications
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Yeah I won't lie, I missed that post. Regardless of Firefox itself, other Gecko based browsers like Waterfox, which claims to be more privacy focused with no telemetry, might work on 8.1 for a longer time as well. You can obviously choose to use the browser you want. All I ment is that Firefox (-based browers) will be safer than Chrome after October, as Mozilla has extended 7/8 support till late 2024. Currently, it is harder to find/build a Chromium browser, based on the latest version, than to modify Firefox to work on 8.1
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To clarify a few things: I haven't tested anything on Windows 7, only on 8.1, and from what I know the latest Opera (tested yesterday) works fine on Windows 8.1. As I had already discussed with @D.Draker Opera is probably just lagging behind in adjusting changes to the browser. In this particular case it's good for us, as we can use a browser, which is based on the latest Chrome right now. Chrome and Chromium themselves do not work on Windows 8.1 anymore since the release of v115. The last version of Google Chrome to work on Windows 8.1 was 114. Chromium based alternatives are: Supermium, CatsXP, Vivaldi and Opera (there might be others too but I tested these). Supermium isn't updated as frequently as the others are but is the closest to resemble the Chromium browser optically. I would recommend any active 8.1 user to switch to Firefox instead, as long as they don't break compatibility with 8.1. Even Windows Vista ran Firefox 115 ESR, although it ended with 52. I am optimistic to say the least but I wouldn't bet my money on Mozilla not adding any dll or function from Windows 10+ that will eventually break 8.1 support anytime soon. Best scenario would be if 8.1 made it till the release of the next ESR. That would at least guarentee another year of promised security updates. However, the next ESR will be v128 and that version is set to release in May-July 2024. Support could crack wayy earlier. If that happens, use 115 ESR instead.
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That dll is needed for what? Never used it and Firefox 119 works on 8.1