At the same time for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, the ultimate version of the Microsoft Edge browser is now known. It will be a Version 109 of Microsoft Edge which is scheduled for release the week of January 12, 2023. It will be the same with a version 109 of WebView2 Runtime.
No real surprise at this level, knowing that the end of support date for Windows 8.1 falls on January 10, 2023 and that Microsoft does not offer an extension as part of paid support via its Extended Security Update (ESU) program.
At the same time, this ESU program for Windows 7 shuts down. On the professional side, it will have kept this old operating system alive.
Same story for Google Chrome
” Although versions 109 and earlier of Microsoft Edge and Webview2 Runtime will continue to work on these operating systems, these versions will not work new features, future security updates or bug fixes “warns Microsoft.
These are the planets that align since Google had already warned that Chrome 109 will be the last version of its browser to support Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome share a Chromium base.
An upgrade to Windows 10 or higher
” You’ll need to make sure your device is running Windows 10 or later to continue receiving future versions of Chrome “, alerted Google.
Microsoft does much the same, stating: ” To get new versions of Microsoft Edge or WebView2 Runtime with up-to-date features and security, please upgrade to Windows 10 or later. “
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