Microsoft is to learn the hard way that "a deal is a deal," at least in the eyes of the European Union, by being forced to swallow a massive fine for breaching earlier promises made with the 27-nation ...

Here are ZDNET's top picks for a variety of use cases. Read now Microsoft might have stopped providing security updates for Windows 7 almost two years ago. However, enough people are still using the ...

Microsoft is canceling its plan to offer versions of Windows without the Internet Explorer browser in Europe, a move that was supposed to ease antitrust concerns. The decision to scrap the browserless ...

Time to say goodbye: Firefox 115 ESR, the last mainstream browser to still update itself on Windows 7, is on its way out this month. For those who are still using Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1, ...

Firefox will continue security support for Windows 7 through ESR updates for 6 more months.

Mozilla Firefox, the last major browser still providing security updates for older Microsoft systems, has announced the end of support for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 after February 2026.

Google’s Chrome browser is leaving Windows 7 and 8.1 behind. To access new versions of Google’s Chrome browser, users will have to upgrade to Windows 10 or 11. The next upgrade for the Chrome browser ...

It’s a bit of a surprise but BetaNews.com is reporting their testing shows Windows 7 RC speeds up browser performance. IE specifically picks up the pace by about 12%. Why is happening? I don’t think ...

Hello, all.<BR><BR>So, I've been using the Windows 7 RC for a while, and I've loved it, but one niggling thing is bothering me. It absolutely will not allow me to use other browsers to handle Internet ...

The European Antitrust Commission just reported that Microsoft has offered to pre-install rival browsers on Windows 7 – which is due to be released in October. This proposal was offered by Microsoft ...