List of software that doesn't support Windows 7

[yoltboy01]

Fortnite dropps support for Windows 7/8 with Season 2 Chapter 4

 

https://en.as.com/meristation/2023/03/07/news/1678229151_979006.html?outputType=amp
 

 

[upadi]

for those who want to try blender 2.9.3, qemu 7.1 and 7.2 and maybe new python version https://github.com/nalexandru/api-ms-win-core-path-HACK

[Old Technology]

Plex has stopped

https://www.howtogeek.com/879615/plex-media-server-is-dropping-old-windows-pcs-and-macs

 

So has Rufus

https://www.neowin.net/amp/rufus-322-beta-adds-an-option-to-disable-bitlocker-removes-iso-downloads-on-windows-7/

[yoltboy01]

Spotify 1.2.7 no longer works on Windows 7, as api-ms-win-core-winrt-l1-1-0.dll is missing. That one was introduced with Windows 8.0

I haven’t checked compatibility with Windows 8.x yet

Edit: On Windows 8.1 it says NetFreeAadJoinInformation could not be found in libcef.dll. After investigating a little I found out that libcef.dll is an embedded Chromium Framework, which is now based on Chromium 110. That one was compatible with Windows 8, with some bypasses

Edited March 19, 2023 by yoltboy01

[Kpsa4]

Zoner Photo Studio X drops 7/8/8.1 support with 2023 spring update. It doesn't run with VxKex on 7 as well.

https://www.zoner.com/en/zps-x-spring-2023-update

We are ending support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, as well as all 32-bit operating systems.

 

[yoltboy01]

52 minutes ago, Kpsa4 said:

Zoner Photo Studio X drops 7/8/8.1 support with 2023 spring update. It doesn't run with VxKex on 7 as well.

https://www.zoner.com/en/zps-x-spring-2023-update

We are ending support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, as well as all 32-bit operating systems.

 

Off-Topic: It works with 8.1

[Kpsa4]

On 3/21/2023 at 2:24 PM, yoltboy01 said:

Off-Topic: It works with 8.1

On Win 7 I'm getting this:

The procedure entry point MFCreateDXGIDeviceManager could not be located in the dynamic link library MFPlat.dll.

It seems to be Windows 8+ feature, so if it's only this, then it might still work on 8 as well.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/mfapi/nf-mfapi-mfcreatedxgidevicemanager

Question is now how to fix this on Win 7.

edit: according to this is that function available on Win7, but in another dll https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26336450/solve-issue-unresolved-external-symbol-mfcreatedxgidevicemanagerv

MFCreateDXGIDeviceManager is in MshtmlMedia.dll on Windows 7, and in the MFPlat.dll on Windows 8 and higher.

edit2: I've tried to install Win8.1 ISO downloaded from MS website inside virtual machine and I can confirm there it works after fresh installation. I've been trying to use some of the dlls from 8.1 in application folder  on Win7, but best I can do for now is get rid of all missing entry points if I also enable VxKex, but the application just exit and don't run.

edit3: After editing ZCB.exe, Zps.exe and ZVFS.exe for both 32 and 64bit in CFF Explorer and replacing MFCreateDXGIDeviceManager with MFStartup program seems to be working again fine on Win7.

edit4: Method of patching mentioned above will make some video preview features not working, but if you are using Zoner Photo Studio only for photos and don't need video features much, you should be fine with this method as temporary solution to use updated version on Win7, before there will be be better solution.

Edited March 24, 2023 by Kpsa4

[Sahalynsk]

CS 2 on Windows 7 runs without any issues

( Sorry for the image compression, MSFN allows a limited size )

Edited March 25, 2023 by Sahalynsk

[legacyfan]

On 3/25/2023 at 7:13 AM, Sahalynsk said:

CS 2 on Windows 7 runs without any issues

( Sorry for the image compression, MSFN allows a limited size )

with a little bit of work newer games can work on windows 7! (keep up the good work)

[Tripredacus]

On 10/17/2022 at 10:22 AM, Tripredacus said:

Ubisoft had an update to Uplay/Connect and now some games launched from them (even via Steam) will not run. I say some because Far Cry 4 works for me but Far Cry New Dawn shows this message:

These days, this same message seems to appear for any game that is launched through Steam that chains into the Uplay launcher.

[Xack]

Steam to drop Windows 7 and 8.1 on January 1st 2024. They say it's because Chromium no longer supports Windows 7. It looks like a lot of Chromium dependent apps will drop support soon.

Announcement on Steam's FAQ page.

 

[mjd79]

On 3/19/2023 at 5:50 PM, yoltboy01 said:

Spotify 1.2.7 no longer works on Windows 7, as api-ms-win-core-winrt-l1-1-0.dll is missing. That one was introduced with Windows 8.0

I haven’t checked compatibility with Windows 8.x yet

Edit: On Windows 8.1 it says NetFreeAadJoinInformation could not be found in libcef.dll. After investigating a little I found out that libcef.dll is an embedded Chromium Framework, which is now based on Chromium 110. That one was compatible with Windows 8, with some bypasses

As I wrote in another topic, I managed to get it working

BTW I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but the latest version of VS Code works.

[mina7601]

On 3/27/2023 at 3:43 PM, Tripredacus said:

These days, this same message seems to appear for any game that is launched through Steam that chains into the Uplay launcher.

You can fix this error using ReShade. Get the installer from here, extract the installer using 7-Zip or WinRAR, copy ReShade64.dll to the game's installation folder, and then rename it to dxgi.dll.

[alzcore397]

does anyone know if the latest supported google drive app for 7, still works?

[ivanbuto]

12 hours ago, alzcore397 said:

does anyone know if the latest supported google drive app for 7, still works?

Yes, version 68.0.2.0 still works fine, although annoying notifications are shown when clicking on the taskbar icon.