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 ...

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

Mozilla recently updated its official Firefox support article for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, giving users of these ancient operating systems six more months of safe, ...

Mozilla extends Firefox 115 ESR support for Windows 7 and older macOS versions until August 2026, adding six more months of security updates.

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 ...

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 ...