Firefox will continue security support for Windows 7 through ESR updates for 6 more months.

Why it matters: Windows 7 went out of Microsoft's extended support (through the Extended Security Updates paid program) in January, and software companies are now revealing they will do the same in ...

Mozilla had planned to end support for Firefox on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 in 2024. Extended support now ends in February.

Two years ago, Mozilla released Firefox 115, the final version to support Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and a bunch of macOS releases. A year later, Mozilla revealed its plans to extend support for outdated ...

Mozilla extends Firefox 115 ESR support for Windows 7 and older macOS versions until August 2026, adding six more months of security updates.

According to a post on Bugzilla, Firefox developers are considering giving those sticking to the good-old Windows 7 a few extra months of updates, delaying the end of support until August 2023.