AFAIK we don't have any plans to drop win7 yet.

Thanks, and would you ask someone whom would know for sure?

I'm not sure anyone has time to think about how to _stop_ supporting Windows 7.

Eventually it will occur when someone introduces code that can only run on Windows 8 and higher, and can't be made to work on Windows 7. You'll probably hear the screaming months in advance if you keep an eye on /r/Firefox: https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/

Yes, I agree this is a concern. I ran XP for a long time. One day quite by surprise while doing a Fox & Bird update, I received a notice that Firefox and Thunderbird were no longer supported in Win-XP. I had to scramble to get a Win-7 up and running. It would be nice if the support team would give us a heads up when support for 7 will end.

jscher2000 said

I'm not sure anyone has time to think about how to _stop_ supporting Windows 7. Eventually it will occur when someone introduces code that can only run on Windows 8 and higher, and can't be made to work on Windows 7. You'll probably hear the screaming months in advance if you keep an eye on /r/Firefox: https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/

HELP!! About 200 million still use Win 7 (how many with Firefox?) the point is most of us REFUSE TO CHANGE-can FF do some magic with your code to help is survive? I have seen one strong recommendation-get rid of IE! Other recommendations? thanks

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Hi jim442, as far as I know, Windows 7 users do not need to make any changes to continue using Firefox. If you are having problems running Firefox, please start a new question (there's a "Get Community Support" link in the upper left corner of forum pages).

You should not try to completely strip out Internet Explorer because it is closely integrated with Windows.

thanks-but according to computer experts, continuing to use Win 7 will result in malware and problems that will eventually shut down your computer! no matter what browser is used-I had hopes that maybe Firefox could help with the potential problem-so far,I have no problems thanks

jim442 said

thanks-but according to computer experts, continuing to use Win 7 will result in malware and problems that will eventually shut down your computer! no matter what browser is used-I had hopes that maybe Firefox could help with the potential problem-so far,I have no problems thanks

No, unfortunately, Firefox cannot patch over vulnerabilities in the operating system.