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.