superleiw

Gah, I can't believe this thread has become a reality

That's why I don't think Mozilla will extend again. A lot of websites now only accept Firefox version 128 or higher. Sometimes faking the User Agent still works but it's not always an optimal solution either if the website relies on newer API. In any case, Firefox 115 will be 3 years old in July, in browser age that's a very long time ! I personally follow a 2-year rule where I force myself to update my browser(s) after 2 years because usually too many problems start appearing if I don't.

I think for Vista it made sense because userbase was simply too low. But Windows 10 userbase is still close to 30% of Global Marketshare atm.

I think they should extend support beyond 2026 for GRD drivers. We are only 5 months away from the deadline now. Windows 10 is still supported through ESU and then there are also LTSC 2019/2021 editions. If their Windows 10 userbase remains large., hopefully they'll review their decision...

Could be related to older, soon incompatible, Secure Boot Certificates in those updates. Microsoft recommends May 2025 LCU at minimum to manually update the Secure Boot Certificates : https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-secure-boot-update-process-b34bf675-b03a-4d34-b689-98ec117c7818 Q8: When where the updated 2023 Secure Boot Certificates shipped? The certificates were included in the May 13, 2025, cumulative updates (LCU) and later. However, they are not applied automatically additional steps are required. For deployment guidance, see https://aka.ms/getsecureboot

That's intriguing ! I also opened a thread in the Win11 section about Intel removing all older drivers for Intel Arc and for 7-10th Gen it's even all except the very last ! Looks like Microsoft and Intel are doing some massive "spring cleaning" session or something...

Important Notice Regarding Driver Availability (Reviewed: 04/13/2026) Intel is committed to providing customers with the highest quality graphics drivers that deliver optimal performance, functionality, and security. As of April 2026, Intel removed select graphics drivers from the Download Center for Historical Intel® Arc™ Graphics drivers (versions older than 32.0.101.6987) and Intel® 7th-10th Gen Processor Graphics drivers (versions older than 31.0.101.2141). This decision was implemented to ensure customers receive optimal support and efficiently manage Intel's driver portfolio. We encourage all users to utilize the most current driver versions, which incorporate the latest performance enhancements, feature updates, and security improvements. You may find the latest validated driver versions for your graphics products in the Download Center: Intel® Arc™ Graphics - Windows Intel® 7th-10th Gen Processor Graphics - Windows Source : https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000102734/graphics.html

I have looked further into this and from my understanding : Starting with Windows 8, the generic FireWire 400 drivers were removed (1394a) Starting with Windows 10 1909, the generic FireWire 800 drivers were also removed (1394b) However, in both cases it may still be possible to manually install custom drivers to use FireWire 400/800 devices.

Seems Aerosteen also asked this question on another forum and got his answer https://www.tenforums.com/drivers-hardware/218667-last-version-windows-10-firewire.html But it should still work on 1903+ if you install drivers manually such as the one that I linked in my earlier post.

Did W10 ever truly support Firewire ? I think they already partially removed it in Windows 8 Microsoft did however provide additional generic drivers and people have reported that these may also work in W10 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/firewire-port-based-device-does-not-work-correctly-in-windows-8-1-or-windows-8-2242eed9-e8e2-00eb-c854-9335ea06c5fe

Mozilla being a bit indecisive lately after making a major decision of ending support for ESR 115. And now out of the blue, it's back in support until August 2026 with the possiblity of even further extensions... Did they get an enormous amount of backlash from Windows 7,8,8.1 users or what happened ? In any case, I'm not complaining but the 115 engine is starting to show its age ! ESR 153 is already on the horizon...

After Premium Assurance ended for NT 6.1 , it doesn't surprise me that Mozilla would do the same with ESR 115. They had already extended support 3 times !! Originally it was supposed to end in September 2024 so THANK YOU MOZILLA !!

Looks like Visual C++ 2015-2022 (14.44.35211.0) is the version to keep for Win7 installs then It can still be downloaded from here : https://www.techpowerup.com/download/visual-c-redistributable-runtime-package-all-in-one/ -> Below the "Download" button, there is "Show older versions" -> Download Visual C++ Redistributable Runtimes All-in-One Jul 2025

Normally Readyboot should help with slightly faster boot times and faster recovery from hibernation by pre-fetching files. But ironically it can cause the exact opposite if too much logging is happening, so in your case you are not losing anything. This feature might have been useful to some extent when HDDs where the norm, but with SSDs or even NVMe it shouldn't make much of a difference.

I've been using the Registry Tweak posted by GrofLuigi to completely disable it since the Windows 7 era and didn't have any problems with that feature after that. From when I last tested, it still works up to Windows 11. To configure manually : Go to the Control Panel ->Administrative Tools ->Computer Management ->In the left panel, open Performance Monitor -> open the "Data Collection Sets" and click on "Startup Event Trace Sessions" -> In the right panel, double-click on "Readyboot" -> In the "Trace Session" tab, you can now uncheck the "Enabled" checkbox As an alternative, you can also set the Maximum Filesize of the Log File to 0 in these setttings (in the "Stop Condition" tab) if you dont want to completely disable the ReadyBoot Service itself.

Only Desktop processors have reached ESU. For now the drivers continue to get updated as some Intel 8th Gen Mobile processors are still supported until September 2026. But in the end ironically all 7th-10th processors still benefit from these drivers... so good thing

On later versions of W10 the function "GetSystemCpuSetInformation" might have been moved to "api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-4.dll" The Microsoft API website seems to not have been updated in a while , I have found an alternative website here : https://apisets.info/apisetschemas/ For anyone interested, I also came across these interesting links for the "GetSystemCpuSetInformation" function https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winnt/ns-winnt-system_cpu_set_information https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75755496/meaning-of-schedulingclass-in-system-cpu-set-information

I tested the latest 146.0a1 Nightly and FF itself does launch using the modifications posted by mjd79 on the previous page but it is unable to load any website. Maybe some problem with the patched GetProcessAffinityMask function. The latest ESR 140.5.0 still works however (although not surprising since ESR 140.0 was working)

Intel finally released an official W11 24H2 / 25H2 compatible graphics drivers for 7th-10th Gen processors https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/776137/intel-7th-10th-gen-processor-graphics-windows.html?wapkw=driver

Technical Details : In case you are wondering, using regsvr32 on these dll files is not necessary ! You will get an error message if you manually try to do it.

DirectX Addendum for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Microsoft only included partial DirectX functionality in Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 This Addendum will restore full functionality by installing Xinput1_4.dll, XInput9_1_0.dll and XAudio2_8.dll respectively from Windows 8.0 and 8.1 Also make sure to install the DirectX June 2010 Redist https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109 The Addendum can be installed before or after the DirectX June 2010 Redist. The files from the Addendum can also be manually copied to an offline image ! How-to : - Extract folder "Server 2012" or "Server 2012 R2" depending on your OS - Right-click on Install.cmd and select "Run as administrator" - Follow the on-screen instructions ! - Done ! Credits Allukend from the now defunct http://www.win2012workstation.com/ website for the original script Alternative MediaFire Download Link : https://www.mediafire.com/file/7tdsy5v2u1gqkw2/DX_ADDENDUM.rar/file MSFN Download Link : DX_ADDENDUM.rar

I had come across another issue related to Dual Monitors / DWM Lag on W7 : https://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/414954-dwm-exe-aero-desktop-composition-lag-has-anyone-figured-out.html Maybe this can help with your problem as well : Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\Schedule] "FrameRateMin"=dword:00000078 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Avalon.Graphics] "Force10Level9"=dword:00000001 For FrameRateMin... 0000003c = 60, if you run your monitors at 60hz. 00000078 = 120, if you run at 120hz. 00000090 = 144, if you run at 144hz.

Weirdly enough, it seems it's not necessary to have a valid Windows key to enroll into the ESU program. So one way or another you should be fine as long as you get the ESU activation screen to show up.

About Internet Explorer 11, I believe Microsoft did not properly communicate about it back in 2022. Because support for IE11 only ended for some OSs ! IE11 is actually still supported on OSs with ESU, on Windows 10 LTSB/LTSC editions and on Windows Server 2022 it's all the way until Oct 14, 2031 ! An up-to-date list maintained by Microsoft can be found here : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge I also finally found a better explanation by Microsoft : While Microsoft has announced retirement of the Internet Explorer 11 application on certain platforms and the Microsoft Edge Legacy application is deprecated, the underlying MSHTML, EdgeHTML, and scripting platforms are still supported. The MSHTML platform is used by Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge as well as other applications through WebBrowser control. The EdgeHTML platform is used by WebView and some UWP applications. The scripting platforms are used by MSHTML and EdgeHTML but can also be used by other legacy applications. Updates to address vulnerabilities in the MSHTML platform and scripting engine are included in the IE Cumulative Updates; EdgeHTML and Chakra changes are not applicable to those platforms.

Potentially yes. https://www.itnews.com.au/news/windows-server-sql-server-get-six-year-support-extension-444429 According to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/extended-security-updates?culture=en-us&country=us Does this offer replace Premium Assurance? Premium Assurance is no longer available, but we will honor the terms of Premium Assurance for customers who already purchased it. So if at least one company out there purchased Server 2012 (R2) Premium Assurance between March 2017 and July 2018 (while it was available) Microsoft should continue to provide Monthly Rollup Updates on the Microsoft Update Catalog accessible to everyone until 2029.