According to online sources, Microsoft will continue to support its new Chromium-based Edge browser on legacy Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems until July next year.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 users will reportedly be able to use the new Edge until the middle of next year. This is reported by the resource WinCentral with reference to the official statement of Microsoft.
βWe will continue to support Microsoft Edge on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 through July 15, 2021. These operating systems are not supported and Microsoft recommends that you switch to a supported OS such as Windows 10. While Microsoft Edge helps you be more secure when browsing the web, your PC may still be vulnerable to security risks. Microsoft.
To use IE mode in the Edge browser on these operating systems, you must be a member of the Windows 7 Extended Support Program, under which the platform continues to receive security updates. Recall that in IE mode, the Edge browser uses the built-in Chromium module for interacting with modern sites, as well as the Trident MSHTML module from Internet Explorer 11 for legacy web pages.
βIn order to support IE mode on these operating systems, devices must have the latest security updates for Windows 7 installed. Without these updates, Internet Explorer functionality will be vulnerable to security risks. In addition, IE mode functionality may stop working correctly without the latest security updates,β Microsoft said in a statement.
Official support for the Windows 7 operating system was discontinued in January of this year.
Source: 3dnews.ru