[Announcement] WebView2 ending support for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1

[nishitha-burman]

In alignment with Windows 7 Extended Security Update (ESU) and Windows 8/8.1 end of support on January 10th, 2023, and Google Chrome ending support for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1, Microsoft Edge browser version 109 and Webview2 Runtime version 109 will be the last respective versions to support these operating systems. Additionally, WebView2 SDK versions 1.0.1519.0 and higher will no longer support Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1.

For more details please see here.

[criddell]

Could you also post these in the announcements section?

https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/discussions/categories/announcements

[nishitha-burman]

Hi @criddell,

We use this repo for announcements and have posted it there as well. Thanks!

[PCRacer]

Are you at least going to fix all your bugs that pertain to the WebView2 control that runs on Windows 7/8 before you end support?