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Organizations with legacy industrial systems, medical devices, or government workstations running Windows 7/8 faced hard decisions:
Microsoft officially ended support for Edge on , Windows 8 , and Windows 8.1 with this release. Following the deployment of version 109, devices running these operating systems no longer receive security updates, bug fixes, or technical support.
| Feature / Aspect | Details | | :--- | :--- | | | Week of January 12, 2023 | | Based on Chromium Version | 109.0.1518.49 (Initial Stable Release) | | Final OS Supported (Feature Updates) | Windows 7, 8, 8.1 | | Extended Security Support Ends (Servers) | October 10, 2023 (for Windows Server 2012/R2) | | Major New Features | Text Prediction, Rewards Integration, Enhanced DevTools | | Security Vulnerabilities Patched (Initial) | 14 (12 Chromium, 2 Edge-specific) | | Major Architectural Change | Shift from OS Root Store to Chromium Certificate Store | | Notable Known Bug | Printing Freeze, App Guard Crash, Xiaomi Router Conflict |
Organizations with legacy industrial systems, medical devices, or government workstations running Windows 7/8 faced hard decisions:
Microsoft officially ended support for Edge on , Windows 8 , and Windows 8.1 with this release. Following the deployment of version 109, devices running these operating systems no longer receive security updates, bug fixes, or technical support.
| Feature / Aspect | Details | | :--- | :--- | | | Week of January 12, 2023 | | Based on Chromium Version | 109.0.1518.49 (Initial Stable Release) | | Final OS Supported (Feature Updates) | Windows 7, 8, 8.1 | | Extended Security Support Ends (Servers) | October 10, 2023 (for Windows Server 2012/R2) | | Major New Features | Text Prediction, Rewards Integration, Enhanced DevTools | | Security Vulnerabilities Patched (Initial) | 14 (12 Chromium, 2 Edge-specific) | | Major Architectural Change | Shift from OS Root Store to Chromium Certificate Store | | Notable Known Bug | Printing Freeze, App Guard Crash, Xiaomi Router Conflict |
