Top bar notice that Google Chrome browser no longer supports Win7 / Win8.1 platform

CTOnews.com December 6 news, users who are still running Google Chrome browser on Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 devices will receive a notification at the top of the Chrome browser when they open it today, informing users that the support is coming to an end.

The Win7 device opens its Chrome browser today with a notice that reads: "to get subsequent Google Chrome updates, you need to upgrade to Win10 or later. The current device is running Win7."

CTOnews.com has learned that Microsoft has announced that it will stop supporting the Win7 extended support cycle (ESU) and Win8.1 in January 2023. Google also announced that it would stop supporting the Win7/ Win8.1 platform in February 2023.

Currently, this notification can be closed by clicking "X", but it will be opened again the next time you open Chrome. There is an option to disable this notification, but it applies only to installed versions of the Chrome browser. G ü nter Born found a post on the official Chrome support forum describing how to disable this notification:

1. Open start, enter regedit.exe, and select Registry Editor.

two。 Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Policies / Google / Chrome.

If one of the keys does not exist, right-click the previous key and select the New > key. Give it a name.

3. Right-click Chrome and select New > Dword (32-bit) value.

4. Name it SuppressUnsupportedOSWarning.

5. Double-click the name and set its value to 1.

6. Restart the computer.