users Google Chrome on computers with Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 are being “invited” to update their machine to a newer version of the operating system. GHacks this Tuesday (6). Warnings appear for those who open the new version of the browser.
Notifications displayed in the active tab of the browser inform the user that later versions of the program can only be run on a newer system. “You will need Windows 10 or later for future Google Chrome updates. This PC is running Windows 7,” the text warns.
The warning has something to do with it End of support for Windows versions 7 and 8.1 It will happen in January 2023, according to Microsoft. Like this, The search giant will also stop providing updates for the browser when installed on computers with these settings.🇧🇷
It is worth noting that the warning may appear more. Chromium-based browsers, as in Brave. Notifications are not displayed in Firefox, as Mozilla has not yet decided when to end support for Windows 7 and 8.1.
How to disable notifications?
Although it is possible to turn off Warning to update Windows in Chrome clicking the “X” icon in the notification will pop up alerts every time a new tab is opened. The good news is there is a simple way to disable the alerts if the user gets annoyed.
The solution is to add a key to the Windows registry by following these steps:
- Press Win + R and type “regedit.exe”;
- go HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome and create a new “32-bit DWORD” value;
- Change its name to “SuppressUnsupportedOSWarning”;
- Double click the name and set its value to “1”;
- Restart the computer.
Source: Tec Mundo
