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Wednesday 28 September 2016

Firefox 53 will abandon Windows XP and Vista

Firefox 53 will abandon Windows XP and Vista

Version 53 of Firefox will mark the end of support for Windows XP and Vista operating systems.
At one point, he had to make it stop ... The decision is not yet completely finalized but em the old Windows XP operating system with a new version of Firefox should intervene in the release of the version 53 of the browser.

According to the current projected schedule, Firefox 53 stable release is scheduled for April 2017. At the same time, Firefox 53 will abandon Windows Vista. The direct consequence is that the installation of Firefox 53 will be blocked on Windows XP and Vista.

If Firefox novelties will be more of the game for Windows XP and Vista, the branch ESR (Extended Support Release) of Firefox - which is not intended for individuals - still allow for a certain amount of time to receive updates security update. The new version of Firefox ESR is based on Firefox 52 in March 2017.


There is already a while since Mozilla recommends abandon Windows XP, to the extent that Microsoft no longer provides security patches since April 2014. In addition, it has become increasingly complex to propose the new browser on this platform.

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