Modern Software Forced To Work In Windows 7/8 Environments

UPDATED ON: 2026-07-13
SUPPORT STATUS: Support of this list has been ended.

As of middle of 2026, there is only one page dedicated to Windows 7 and [still being updated] .

▓VX▓ ◄ this mark indicates that application requires [VXKex kernel]

Here i’ll accumulate list of modern applications, which were forced to work in Windows 7 environment.

WEB SURFING & OFFICE

MULTIMED▓A

[BLENDER] ► [up to v4.3] ► hacked versions available
[RENOISE] ► [up to v3.5] ► 3.5 is available only via [VxKex] , runs on Windows 8 without VxKex, bu you need to trick the installer
[CAPTURE ONE ► [up to v21] ► despite official claim that v20 will be the last one
[OBS STUDIO] ► [up to v32]

SYST░M

[VISUAL C++ LIBS] ► [v0.102] ► up to 2026
[NODE.JS] ► [v23.7] ► hacked version
[PYTHON] ► [v3.14] ► hacked version
[VS CODE ORIGINAL] ► [v1.81.1] ► original VS Code, which can be run with [some trickery]
[VS CODE HACKED ► [v1.92.2] ► hacked version with backported Electron 28 support
[ELECTRON] ► [v28] ► hacked version
[VMWARE] ► [v16.x] ► hacked version
[RUFUS] ► [v4.15] ► executable with the help of VxKex
[CINEBENCH] ► [v23] ► hacked of modern Cinebench

SOFTW░RE W░RKING ON WINDOWS 7 BY D░FAULT

[FIREFOX ESR] ► [v115 ESR] ► up to v115.50
[TOR BROWSER] ► [v115 ESR] ► Tor browser based upon Firefox 115 ESR.33
[LIBRE OFFICE] ► [up to v25.2] ► Modern open-source replacement for MS Office, v26 runs on Windows 8 with hacks
[VEGAS PRO] ► [v21/v22] ► works out-of-he-box w/o any modifications,
just shows one-time nag screen regarding “obsolescense” of Win7
[VIRTUALBOX] ► [v6.1.50] ► please note that 6.1.46 and 6.1.48 are prone to BSODs, about v7 compatibility [read here]
[ELECTRON] ► [v22.x] ► latest official EOL version
[VS CODE] ► [v1.79.2] ► last official version to support Windows 7 [hacked versions up to 1.104]
[GIT SCM] ► [v2.46] ► last official version to support Windows 7, later versions run on Windows 8