Firefox 51 will be the last "mainline" release available for Windows XP and Firefox 52 ESR will be the last Firefox version which officially runs on Windows XP. While Firefox 53 won't work on Windows XP and Vista, Mozilla offers Firefox 52 Extended Support Release (ESR) for users who can't migrate to a modern Windows version. Also, the user base of old Windows versions has continued to steadily decline. It was getting harder for them to port new features to older Windows releases.
Mozilla developers cite a system dependency to justify the end of support. Like other mainstream browsers ( Google Chrome, for example), Windows XP and Windows Vista will no longer be supported by Firefox. Starting with Firefox 53, the situation will change. This is perfectly understandable as many people did not like Windows Vista or Windows 8 either. Many people simply do not like the changes made to Windows after XP which are forced on them.
While Microsoft ended all support for Windows XP and Vista is in extended support, Mozilla continued to provide compatible versions for Windows XP and Windows Vista. Mozilla, developers of the popular browser have decided to terminate support for Windows XP and Windows Vista starting with Firefox 53.įirefox is the only modern browser still available for Windows XP and Vista. There is bad news from the Firefox camp for Windows XP users. As always it is recommended that users have the latest version of any software as it usually means better performance and security.RECOMMENDED: Click here to fix Windows issues and optimize system performance We’re not sure how many users are still on Windows XP or Vista for that matter, but chances are it isn’t a huge percentage, so not many users should be affected by it. Users do not need to take additional action to receive those updates.” As one of the few browsers that continues to support Windows XP and Vista, Firefox users on these platforms can expect security updates until that date. Mozilla had previously warned users that extended support will end in September 2017, so it looks like the final cut off is June 2018.Īccording to Mozilla’s announcement, “Today we are announcing June 2018 as the final end of life date for Firefox support on Windows XP and Vista. If you are still running on Windows XP or Windows Vista, then you might want to take note that Mozilla has recently announced that come June 2018, they will be officially ending Firefox’s support for both versions of Windows. However at the same time there are also probably some users who are on even older builds of Windows. The latest version of Windows is Windows 10, and if you were on older builds of Windows like Windows 7 or Windows 8, there was a period where Microsoft offered users the chance to upgrade for free, which hopefully many of you guys have taken it.
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