Here's why Windows 7 took so long to boot with solid color backgrounds in 2009
Simple wallpapers don't always save time and energy
Apple's iOS 19 refresh hints at a glossy aesthetic inspired by Windows 7
Glassy UI may be back in style
Steam drops support for Windows 7 and 8 with latest update
You'll need to upgrade to Windows 10 or 11 to continue using Steam
Thunderbird e-mail client will soon stop supporting older Windows and macOS releases
Very few people are using the mail client on Windows 7
Mozilla keeps Firefox alive on legacy Windows versions with extended support
Firefox users on Windows 7 / 8 get another six months of updates
An old and unreleased beta build of Windows 7 has leaked online
A trip down memory lane and into Microsoft developers' mind
Valve ends Steam support for Windows 7 and Windows 8
No more updates for old OS users
Microsoft closes Windows 7-to-11 free upgrade loophole after seven years, we think
Microsoft says it ended the epic grace period, but that doesn't seem to be the case yet
Military data compromised via fencing company's Windows 7 machine
A stronger perimeter might have helped
Firefox will support Windows 7/8 until at least 2024
Mozilla won't abandon Microsoft's tried and tested platform anytime soon
Google releases Chrome 110, parts ways with Windows 7
The latest version of the Chrome web browser requires Windows 10 to run
The final Windows 7 and 8 patch is here, adding secure boot to Windows 7 (kind of)
UEFI Class 3 systems will need a workaround due to video driver issues
It takes half an hour to boot into Windows 7 running on a 5 MHz CPU with 128MB of RAM
TL;DR: The race to 1GHz was very much a real thing at the turn of the century. It was quite entertaining as well, coming down to a photo finish between AMD and Intel (the former took the win by mere days). Fast forward to today and you won't be able to find a new desktop CPU with a clock speed under 1.6GHz or so. But, you can underclock an existing chip to run much slower and that's exactly what NTDEV did in his latest video.
Official support for both Windows 7 and 8 ends in January, Microsoft Edge also losing support
Over 13 percent of Windows users will be affected by the discontinuations
Google announces official end-of-support date for Chrome on Windows 7
Around 10% of Windows systems still use Win 7
0patch offers two more years of updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
Forward-looking: Windows 7 will exit extended support very soon, but "micropatches" offered by 0patch are ready to take Microsoft's place in keeping the old operating systems safe and sound against Internet threats. At least for the most dangerous flaws discovered in modern Windows versions.
At least 100 million PCs still run Windows 7, one year after support ended
People still love Windows 7
Google extends Chrome support for Windows 7 by six months
Windows 7 will support the browser until at least 2022
People won't abandon Windows 7, OS still found on almost a quarter of all devices
And some people still use Vista!
Windows 7 is still used on a quarter of all PCs
The vintage OS remains popular, months after Microsoft ended support
Windows 7 bug stopping users from shutting down their PCs
Will Microsoft issue another free patch?
Microsoft issuing free Windows 7 fix after introducing bug in final updates
The update was originally offered to paying customers only
Free Software Foundation 'demands' Windows 7 be released as free software
Anyone remember the Windows 7 Sins campaign in 2009?