Re: Sunsetting support for old Windows versions
"Jason A. Donenfeld" <[email protected]> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:47:56 +0100
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On Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 7:38=E2=80=AFPM Jason A. Donenfeld <[email protected]= > wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 7:34=E2=80=AFPM Jeffrey Walton <[email protected]= m> wrote: > > WIndows 7 market share dropped to around 1% in January 2026. I think i= t is a good decision. Confer, <https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-marke= t-share/windows/desktop/worldwide>. > > What do you suppose accounts for that December->January change? Some > large operator enabled a TLS configuration not supported by the OS / > by Chrome 109? Ahh, the reason is that Server 2008R2 ESU ended January 13, 2026, and enterprising users, god bless them, had previously hacked the update mechanism on 7 to get those updates.