MODERN SOFTWARE FORCED TO WORK IN WINDOWS 7

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MODERN SOFTWARE FORCED TO WORK IN WINDOWS 7

UPDATED ON: 2024-11-12
Section is in constant under construction, so check back in a while for new goodies

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

WEB SURFING & OFFICE

  • [FIREFOX] ► [v132] ► hacked version
  • [TOR BROWSER] ► [v14] ► hacked version of Tor browser
  • [SUPERMIUM] ► [v127] ► degoogled version of chrome browser
  • [CATSXP] ► [v130] ► chinese modern version of chrome browser [may contain telemetry]
  • [MS OFFICE] ► [v2019] ► doable with some trickery
  • [QBITTORRENT] ► [v5.0] ► executable with the help of [VxKex]
MULTIMED▓A

SYST░M

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

  • [FIREFOX ESR] ► [v115 ESR] ► up to v115.21
  • [TOR BROWSER] ► [v115 ESR] ► Tor browser based upon Firefox 115 ESR
  • [LIBRE OFFICE] ► [up to v25.8] ► Modern open-source replacement for MS Office
  • [VEGAS PRO] ► [v21] ► 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
  • [GIT SCM] ► [v2.46] ► last official version to support Windows 7
  • [GITHUB DESKTOP] ► [v3.2.6] ► last official Windows 7 version

Nice place to grab old software:
► [RETRO SOFTWARE CATALOGUE] ◄

Also take into account [mega list of trusted Windows 7 software] .



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