The Chrome browser is today one of the most used in the world on millions of computers, so the fact that there are computers that are not going to be able to use it means being left behind when browsing the internet. On which computers will Chrome stop working in 2023 and what are the reasons for this?
There is no doubt that today’s browsers are a platform unto themselves with their own applications. Not in vain, the majority of Google services such as Maps, Gmail, Drive and many others are what we call web applications that run in the browser. That is why the fact that Chrome stops working on a system is partly bad news, however, it is the WebKit engine that is in charge of moving them and the solution is as simple as using one that continues to support it.
On what systems will Chrome stop working?
Well, officially and confirmed by Google itself, as of February 2023, Chrome in its versions for Windows 8 and Windows 7 will no longer receive updates. Although it will be possible to download the old versions of it, if you want to have the browser up to date, you must install Windows 10 or a higher version on your PC. So over time certain web pages may not look good on your PC.
In any case, this is not a random decision on the part of Google, since it coincides with the fact that the update program for the security of both operating systems ends right on that date, so if a security hole ends up appearing in the future security in the operating system Microsoft will not fix it by considering that these versions of Windows have already reached the end of their life cycle. Hence, Chrome developers have made the decision to stop updates.
Given that Chrome is used by 65% of computer users, if we extrapolate it to the 10% of combined users of Windows 7 and 8 that are still active, the end of Chrome updates will affect about 6.5% of all users. of PCs. The most affected being those who work daily with Google platforms. In any case, and as we have mentioned before, there are other browsers that you can use. Especially those that are also based on Chromium like Microsoft Edge, Brave. Opera and others.
An ending that should not take us by surprise
Windows 10 was launched on the market seven years ago, the previous version of Microsoft’s operating system just ten years after its launch. To put you in perspective, since the release of the eighth version of the Redmond OS until today, almost the same time has passed as between Windows 95 and Vista. In any case, expect to see a massive end of support for many apps once Microsoft releases the latest security update. So Chrome will not be the only one that will stop working.
