Just yesterday we told you that Google Chrome remains the undisputed leader in the browser market with a share of around 65% on both desktop and mobile devices. Google’s browser has legions of users and supporters, although it’s true that there are also its detractors who have presented some really compelling reasons to recommend the rest of the world switch to other browsers. Its defenders not without reason argue about its good integration with Google services.

Today, the browser is one of the most important applications for the vast majority of users, because when replacing software with services, it became the gateway to many activities that we do daily in front of the Internet. Search for information and update yourself, view our photos, edit our documents… the list is endless and the trend is increasing, which is why companies are so interested in users choosing their browser over the competitors’ browsers.

Now, even the largest companies do not have endless resources to maintain and update their software, and in this regard Google Chrome is no exception, even more so if we are talking about platforms that no longer have the support of their creators. Something that, as you already know, is the case of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, two versions of the Microsoft operating system whose official life cycle has already ended, but which are still used by a significant number of users, 2.59% in the case of 8.1 and a surprising 11.18% , if we are talking about Windows 7.

As we already told you a few months ago and as we can confirm in Mashable, those 13.77% of Windows users will also have to say goodbye to the option to update Google Chrome starting in Februarybecause version 110 will only be compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 11. In this way, Google ends support for Windows 7 and 8.1, which was something that it really wanted to do a long time ago, but it was postponed several times. deadline.

Of course, this does not mean that users of Google Chrome on these operating systems will no longer be able to use the browser, which is why I used quotation marks in the title of this news. They’ll still be able to do it… but without support, meaning they won’t be able to update it with all the security issues that entails. Therefore, we advise everyone to either look for a browser that continues to offer support for their version of Windows, which is increasingly difficult due to its age, or to assume that it is time to upgrade to the latest version of Windows. version of Microsoft’s operating system if they want to continue using Google Chrome safely.