Windows 7 Edge site no longer accessible?

[spiralnotebook]

Afternoon all, if you’re reading this I assume you’re not a user of Windows 7 / Edge. Time appears to have finally caught up as I can’t get through the cloudflare gateway. I’m assuming security updates are required which aren’t available for a rabid anti Microsoft O/s update.

Just in case any other iconoclast was puzzled and no more filthy picture uploads!
 

[scutty brown]

Microsoft hasn't supported Windows 7 for several years
Not even Win10 is currently supported unless you've manged to enrol for extended help

time to chuck your PC in a bin and get another

[daviemac]

Not really an important forum issue so moved to off topic.

[infidel_castro]

Use another browser (I use Firefox but it too has stopped updating for a long time now, I still can access most websites)

[daviemac]

Use another browser (I use Firefox but it too has stopped updating for a long time now, I still can access most websites)

It's the operating system that's the problem not the browser. Windows 7 is years old, we're 4 versions further on now.

[spiralnotebook]

I am obviously as I’m accessing the site. However I have reasons for sticking with 7/Norton as my main desktop O/s, already have 10 on laptop which I detest and am posting on apple O/s. I wont be using 11 as I  understand it I’ll need to update to accredited hardware and AI/copilot crap. Off to Linux next! My reason for posting was since the other day cloudfire wouldn’t let me log in so I thought other users may have wondered what was going on. I am assuming it’s a security update issue and not my desktop running out of steam.
 

[daviemac]

I am obviously as I’m accessing the site. However I have reasons for sticking with 7/Norton as my main desktop O/s, already have 10 on laptop which I detest and am posting on apple O/s. I wont be using 11 as I  understand it I’ll need to update to accredited hardware and AI/copilot crap. Off to Linux next! My reason for posting was since the other day cloudfire wouldn’t let me log in so I thought other users may have wondered what was going on. I am assuming it’s a security update issue and not my desktop running out of steam.
 

Microsoft stopped doing updates for Win 7 six years ago. I've been using win 11 for ages but don't know anything about having to have accredited hardware or AI/copilot.

[Doc Holliday]

I am obviously as I’m accessing the site. However I have reasons for sticking with 7/Norton as my main desktop O/s, already have 10 on laptop which I detest and am posting on apple O/s. I wont be using 11 as I  understand it I’ll need to update to accredited hardware and AI/copilot crap. Off to Linux next! My reason for posting was since the other day cloudfire wouldn’t let me log in so I thought other users may have wondered what was going on. I am assuming it’s a security update issue and not my desktop running out of steam.
 

I regularly login to ukp using an old laptop in my office using Windows 7. Prefer to avoid using my main machine.

Using it now. No problem with Cloudfare security, so suspect must be another reason?

[infidel_castro]

It's the operating system that's the problem not the browser. Windows 7 is years old, we're 4 versions further on now.

Some sites (like argos) won't let me access with Firefox but I can still open them with Chrome.

Yeah I need to move on to Linux, not playin the MS game anymore. Have Win11 on my desktop but I'll get rid of that too. Now that I don't play games that often if at all, I have no more reasons to put up with their endless pisstakes.

[Doc Holliday]

Some sites (like argos) won't let me access with Firefox but I can still open them with Chrome.

Apologies yes I should have said windows 7 with chrome browser. The issue is likely to be the MS Edge browser? 

[infidel_castro]

Apologies yes I should have said windows 7 with chrome browser. The issue is likely to be the MS Edge browser? 

Can you access it/them from another (up-to-date) device (like phone)? Or try opening it in a ''private mode'' window.

[scutty brown]

Apologies yes I should have said windows 7 with chrome browser. The issue is likely to be the MS Edge browser? 

Quite possible that his machine never updated from the original IE-based version of Edge to the Chromium based version
That would scupper his browsing

[Punting2022]

Windows 7 even on a punting laptop big no. Unsecure anyone can hack. Gain network access.

[Strawberry]

Microsoft hasn't supported Windows 7 for several years
Not even Win10 is currently supported unless you've manged to enrol for extended help

time to chuck your PC in a bin and get another

If my PC had not gotten to end of life (ran out of memory partly due to updates), I would still be on 10 ( I was eligible for extended support). But W7 on a decent machine is (a) epic (b) possibly rather vulnerable.