If your laptop or PC can’t run a newer version of Windows, and you can’t afford or don’t want to buy a newer device, then you could consider another operating system, such as Linux. Both operating systems are reasonably solid these days, and you won’t experience a massive culture shock if you switch – they are still Windows, after all, and there are plenty of tweaks you can try to make Windows 10 and Windows 11 look and work like Windows 7. The best thing you can do is bite the bullet and upgrade to Windows 10 or Windows 11. It would also leave you still using an old OS that no longer gets updates, which isn’t ideal.
However, Mozilla, the company behind Firefox, may soon announce it's ending support for older versions of Windows, which means this may be just a temporary move. So, for Windows 7 users who rely on Chrome, what should you do? You could move to another web browser that still supports Windows 7, such as Firefox. While I certainly have sympathy for people who want to stick with an operating system they are familiar with, I can’t emphasize enough the risks of using an outdated or unpatched web browser or OS.
