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Generosus last edited by Generosus
@sporty78 said in 'Get The Latest Security Update:
The info is appreciated.
As an addendum, if' an Opera Developer reads my thread, there are 'many' users who continue to use Win 7 because it serves their needs.
As a result, browser-related updates should continue to be offered.
Essentially, I am not going to 'upgrade' to Win 10 just so that I can continue to use a browser. In fact, 'other' browsers still work like a dream with Win 7.Sure, I get it. Just keep in mind -- as you probably know -- that browser updates many times are tied to Window OS updates, ergo, the issue you (and others) are experiencing. The other reality is that maintaining an older version of a browser consumes additional resources and money -- which many companies don't have or don't want to spend on. Best wishes
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Generosus last edited by
@sporty78 said in 'Get The Latest Security Update:
As a result, browser-related updates should continue to be offered.
In case you missed it ... you will not receive Opera updates (including security updates or patches) as long as you're using Windows 7 or 8.1. This blog confirms it.
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blackbird71 last edited by@sporty78 said in 'Get The Latest Security Update:
As an addendum, if' an Opera Developer reads my thread, there are 'many' users who continue to use Win 7 because it serves their needs.
As a result, browser-related updates should continue to be offered.
Essentially, I am not going to 'upgrade' to Win 10 just so that I can continue to use a browser. In fact, 'other' browsers still work like a dream with Win 7.
The reality is that Opera (like many browsers today) is based on the Chromium Consortium's code core. The Consortium developers decided (and announced last year) that chromium code support for Windows 7 would end in 2023. They would no longer test their code for Windows 7 and would remove Win7-specific code whenever encountered when otherwise modifying their code. That has now happened.
As a result, browsers based on chromium code either had to also end their Windows 7 support or else spend a lot of their own resources continually patching and extensively testing each new revision of the chromium code (issued every week or two) with workarounds to attempt to continue providing Windows 7 support. This latter approach, Opera (and various other chromium-based browsers) have elected not to do, largely for economic reasons.
If you're willing to run the risks of or feel economically forced into using a no-longer-supported OS, then one of the consequences is facing the decreasing availability of the various apps that offer compatibility with that obsolete OS. Pleasant or not, it's just the way things work in the modern world of computers.
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dave-s last edited by
@magma500 I've done so already due to this issue. I've blocked opera in hosts, renamed autoupdate, disabled opera auto update tasks in task manager and all other suggested 'fixes' and as a last resort even re-installed opera to no avail...still the red box after a short while..
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Generosus last edited by Generosus
Hey @dave-s,
Just to confirm, are you using Windows 7 or 8.1? If so, did you try downgrading Opera 95 to the previous version, then performing your blocking tasks? Also, did you flush your DNS then restart Opera after the changes?
Regardless, upgrading to Windows 10 is your best bet. I know, painful, but worth it.
Cheers
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blackbird71 last edited by
@magma500 said in 'Get The Latest Security Update:
Time to move to Firefox.
Well, that will buy regular Firefox users only a few months of Windows 7 compatibility, at best. Firefox version 115 (due out in early July) will be the last regular Firefox to support Windows 7. Firefox ESR and LTS versions will also end support in 2024.
The tide continues going out on Windows 7, as it has in the past for all obsolete operating systems. And when that tide goes out, software application compatibility sinks along with it.
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raddy last edited by raddy
@blackbird71 said in 'Get The Latest Security Update:
Well, that will buy regular Firefox users only a few months of Windows 7 compatibility, at best. Firefox version 115 (due out in early July) will be the last regular Firefox to support Windows 7. Firefox ESR and LTS versions will also end support in 2024.
Firefox version 115 will be the last supported Firefox version for users of Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. If you are using these versions of Windows you will be moved to the Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) channel by an application update. Mozilla will provide security updates for these users until September 2024. No security updates will be provided after that date.
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dave-s last edited by
@generosus said in 'Get The Latest Security Update:
Hey @dave-s,
Just to confirm, are you using Windows 7 or 8.1? If so, did you try downgrading Opera 95 to the previous version, then performing your blocking tasks? Also, did you flush your DNS then restart Opera after the changes?
Regardless, upgrading to Windows 10 is your best bet. I know, painful, but worth it.
Cheers
Thanks for the info, i'm using win 7. I'll try as you suggested and see how it goes, thank you
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The-Origin last edited by
My laptop is a thinkpad windows 11 and still after some time my opera GX shows that it has a security update but when i click it, it redirects my to the download opera gx now site
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