Windows 7 Edge

DriverDynamo

So Microsoft has been pushing hard for everyone to use Windows 10/11 if we want to run Edge, but I keep seeing tricks and guides online about getting the newer Edge Chromium browser to work on Windows 7. I get that support officially ended in 2023, but… what’s the real story here?

Are there actually practical reasons (besides security lectures) to not run Edge on Win7 if you can get it working? Has anyone actually done this long-term without weird breakages or missing features? Or is this another one of those scare tactics to force upgrades, even if the software technically works?

Would love to hear from anyone who’s actually running Edge Chromium on Windows 7 daily, especially if there are specific gotchas or misleading claims in these so-called “unsupported” setups. Let’s cut through the FUD.

TechGuru123

One thing I’ve seen in real-world use is that, even when folks get newer versions of Edge running on Windows 7 via workarounds, certain features break or just don’t appear-like hardware-based video DRM or newer autofill options. Updates can start failing, so you end up stuck on an older, unpatched build anyway. Sync may be unreliable too. Some web apps that depend on the latest security models also just quietly stop working right.

It’s definitely more than just “security lectures” at play, but not every breaking change is super obvious until you stumble onto it. If you’re only doing basic browsing and aren’t worried about patching, it might be fine for now, but anything more is pretty hit or miss. Has anyone been able to keep extensions and sync working past the official EOL?

GroupPolicyGuru

Just to add-web standards keep moving fast, and I’ve noticed that, over time, some newer websites and services start glitching or throwing up weird errors on “unsupported” Edge under Win7. Stuff might work now but slowly degrades. If your workflow depends on specific web apps, I’d say test those first and be ready for random surprises. Anyone else seeing this creeping incompatibility?

digimaven

Totally agree-compatibility seems to erode bit by bit, not overnight. One thing I’ve noticed is certain extensions just silently stop working, and sometimes logging into Microsoft services gets blocked or throws up captchas more often. Has anyone found workarounds for that, or do you just switch browsers when stuff breaks?