Mozilla to Extend Firefox Support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1

TapTechNews July 8th news, Mozilla recently disclosed that the organization hopes to further expand the support of the Firefox browser for older systems. The company held an AMA (Ask Me Anything) event in the Firefox Reddit sub-forum in June, and the Firefox leadership team also participated.

Mozilla's senior director of product management, Byron Jourdan, revealed under the Reddit username CompositionalDoor643 that Mozilla plans to extend Firefox browser's support for the Windows 7 system. When asked whether it also includes Windows 8 and 8.1, Jourdan gave an affirmative answer, but it has not been determined how long the support will be extended.

TapTechNews noted that Microsoft ended its official support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 in January 2023, and Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers have also terminated their support for these systems.

Mozilla announced as early as November 2022 that it is considering extending the end date of support for the Firefox browser. The company released the Extended Support Release (ESR) of Firefox in March 2023 and Firefox version 115 later in July of that year.

The Mozilla website currently shows that Firefox version 115 is the last version to support Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 systems. If the promise by the official personnel is true, then Mozilla is expected to change this announcement later.