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Zero-day Windows NTLM hash vulnerability gets patched by third-party
By Christopher Harper published
A 0-day file explorer exploit that can steal a user's NTLM credentials gets an unofficial patch, documentation from 0patch.
Steam drops Windows 7 and 8 support with the latest client
By Jowi Morales published
No more Steam for Windows 7 8 holdouts.
Steam stops supporting Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 — Microsoft and Google no longer provide security support for Valve's launcher
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
Due to a lack of security patches and support on these obsolete operating systems, Steam officially announced it no longer supports Windows 7, 8, and 8.1.
Microsoft Says the Days of Free Windows 7 to 10 or 11 Updates Are Over
By Mark Tyson published
Microsoft has issued a statement marking the end of free updates from Windows 7 and 8.X to Windows 10 and 11, but free upgrades from Windows 10 to 11 are still encouraged.
Winception: Running Microsoft’s Last Five OSes Simultaneously
By Mark Tyson published
Winception escapade by NTDEV shows Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, and 7 running together via nested virtualization.
Valve Prepares to Kill Steam Gaming on Windows 7 and 8
By Mark Tyson published
Valve will end support for Steam on Windows 7 and 8 PCs in January 2024. There are still 1.9% of Steam users on the older operating systems.
Developer Runs Windows 7 on a 5 MHz CPU with 128MB of RAM
By Avram Piltch published
One brave individual has managed to get the 2009-era OS to run on a Pentium-S CPU going at just 5 MHz.
AMD Releases Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 Graphics Driver for Windows 7
By Mark Tyson published
It offers support for GPUs from the Radeon RX 6900 XT to the old HD 6000 series.
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