Google Chrome support for Windows 7 will be extended another year. Google Chrome support for Windows 7 was supposed to end summer of 2021, but because of challenges presented by COVID-19, Google. Google will keep providing updates for Chrome on Windows 7 for six months longer than it originally planned. The tech giant announced in January this year that it'll stop supporting the browser. Support Download Chrome The browser built by Google All your old settings, in a fast browser. Download Chrome For Windows 10/8.1/8/7 32-bit. Get Chrome for Windows. For Windows 10/8.1/8/7 32-bit. Google extends Chrome support for Windows 7 until 2022 It was supposed to stop releasing Chrome updates for the OS in 2021.
As of this Tuesday, Microsoft's Windows 7 will no longer be supported. Of course, that still leaves questions about what will be available in terms of third-party apps, such as the most popular web browser in the world, Google Chrome. Yesterday, Google announced its plan.
The Mountain View firm will still support its browser on the legacy OS for at least 18 months after Microsoft's end-of-life date. That means that Chrome will still get updates, and not just security updates, until July 15, 2021 at the earliest.
Google went on to talk about the benefits that this will have for all users, but particularly businesses. Obviously, an up-to-date browser is more secure. Moreover, having an updated version of Chrome will allow you to seamlessly work between Windows 7 and Windows 10 systems.
This is an announcement that many have been waiting for, including fans of Microsoft's new Chromium-based Edge browser. With Chrome being fully supported with new feature updates on Windows 7, that means that the open-source Chromium is still supported as well, so Microsoft is likely to continue supporting Edge for as long. After all, Microsoft is offering Extended Security Updates for those willing to pay, and it's going to need a supported browser for that.
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Google has decided to extend Chrome support for Windows 7 for another six months beyond its original plan in order to give customers more time if their Windows 10 migration plans were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In January, Google said Chrome support would continue until at least July 2021, but that was a few months before the pandemic struck.
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Google has now confirmed that Chrome will support Windows 7 until at least January 15, 2022. After that date customers can't be guaranteed of receiving security updates for Chrome on Windows 7.
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As of this Tuesday, Microsoft's Windows 7 will no longer be supported. Of course, that still leaves questions about what will be available in terms of third-party apps, such as the most popular web browser in the world, Google Chrome. Yesterday, Google announced its plan.
The Mountain View firm will still support its browser on the legacy OS for at least 18 months after Microsoft's end-of-life date. That means that Chrome will still get updates, and not just security updates, until July 15, 2021 at the earliest.
Google went on to talk about the benefits that this will have for all users, but particularly businesses. Obviously, an up-to-date browser is more secure. Moreover, having an updated version of Chrome will allow you to seamlessly work between Windows 7 and Windows 10 systems.
This is an announcement that many have been waiting for, including fans of Microsoft's new Chromium-based Edge browser. With Chrome being fully supported with new feature updates on Windows 7, that means that the open-source Chromium is still supported as well, so Microsoft is likely to continue supporting Edge for as long. After all, Microsoft is offering Extended Security Updates for those willing to pay, and it's going to need a supported browser for that.
© Getty Images/iStockphotoClose-up image of a businesswoman working on the computer.
Google has decided to extend Chrome support for Windows 7 for another six months beyond its original plan in order to give customers more time if their Windows 10 migration plans were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In January, Google said Chrome support would continue until at least July 2021, but that was a few months before the pandemic struck.
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Google has now confirmed that Chrome will support Windows 7 until at least January 15, 2022. After that date customers can't be guaranteed of receiving security updates for Chrome on Windows 7.
SEE: Managing and troubleshooting Android devices checklist (TechRepublic Premium)
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The extended support timeframe reflects the different effects the pandemic has had on IT projects and the use of technology in business. For example, in April Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that the company had seen two years' worth of digital transformation in two months as customers scrambled to support remote working and work-from-home policies. That's helped video collaboration platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams, both of which have seen usage explode.
On the flip-side, Google's engineering director for Chrome, Max Christoff, points out that many IT projects have been stalled because of the pandemic, including major Windows 10 migration plans.
'While the past few months served as a catalyst for technology investments and digital transformation initiatives for many organizations, for others, some planned IT projects may have had to take a back seat,' said Christoff in a blogpost.
A study that Google commissioned in Q2 2020 found that 21% of companies were still in the process of migrating to Windows 10.
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'With this extension of support, enterprises with their upgrades still in progress can rest assured that their users remaining on Windows 7 will continue to benefit from Chrome's security and productivity benefits,' noted Christoff.
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Microsoft ended free support of Windows 7 on January 14, 2020. However, businesses had the option to pay for Extended Security Updates for Windows 7.
Organizations in some sectors such as healthcare struggled to upgrade to Windows 10 by the that deadline.
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