Hackernews posts about Windows 7

Windows 7 is a popular operating system developed by Microsoft that was released in 2009 and known for its user-friendly interface and performance improvements over its predecessors.

1. Windows 7 marketshare jumps to nearly 10% as Windows 10 support is about to end (www.neowin.net)
   124 points by sznio 21 days ago | 214 comments
2. Windows 7 usage seemingly skyrockets in wake of Windows 10 end of support (www.windowscentral.com)
   14 points by healsdata 19 days ago | 3 comments
3. Windows 7 isn't gaining market share in 2025 (www.windowslatest.com)
   4 points by speckx 21 days ago | 1 comments
4. Over 100K downloaded Zorin OS 18 in 48 hours; >70% were Windows users (linuxiac.com)
   2 points by speckx about 18 hours ago | 1 comments
5. Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without MS account (www.theverge.com)
   624 points by josephcsible 16 days ago | 1354 comments
6. Microsoft forced to make Windows 10 extended security updates truly free in EEA (www.theverge.com)
   13 points by truegoric 27 days ago | discuss
7. Microsoft forced to make Win 10 extended security updates free in Europe (www.theverge.com)
   11 points by _Microft 28 days ago | discuss
8. Microsoft forced to make Windows 10 extended security updates free in Europe (www.theverge.com)
   4 points by nikanj 24 days ago | discuss
9. Apple turned the CrowdStrike BSOD issue into an anti-PC ad (www.theverge.com)
   10 points by stalfosknight 16 days ago | 1 comments
10. Ask HN: Has Hacker News been unusable on Chrome for anyone else?
    3 points by sss111 20 days ago | 5 comments
11. Ask HN: Good first hacking computer for a 7yo
    1 points by rich_sasha 26 days ago | 5 comments
12. Show HN: Videoyards – Alternative to Screen Studio for Windows (videoyards.com)
    1 points by Yaramsa-Gautham about 2 hours ago | 1 comments
13. Ask HN: Why not have 24/7 live YouTube channels for rare phenomena?
    1 points by amichail 4 days ago | discuss
14. Show HN: Praxos – Webhooks for Your Life
    7 points by mogusian 13 days ago | 4 comments
15. Show HN: StagePOS – Free cloud POS with no hardware lock-in (github.com)
    5 points by kyunghoon5 23 days ago | 1 comments
16. Ask HN: Mini PC or desktop for labbing DevOps?
    2 points by shivajikobardan 23 days ago | 1 comments
17. Show HN: InstaLogic – online math/programming competition (instalogic.org)
    2 points by KwsAti 20 days ago | discuss
18. Show HN: Empire Compression – 2GB → 8MB (99.6% SHA-Verified, CPU Only) (gist.githubusercontent.com)
    1 points by EntropyRaider 9 days ago | 4 comments
19. Ask HN: Laptop for learning intermediate modern sysadmin
    1 points by shivajikobardan 12 days ago | 3 comments
20. Automatic documentation screenshots (with bounding-boxes) via codex
    1 points by zenburnmyface 5 days ago | discuss
21. Show HN: I Built Videoyards to create professional demos videos (videoyards.com)
    1 points by Yaramsa-Gautham 5 days ago | discuss
22. Show HN: DoShare Personal Cloud (getcloud.doshare.me)
    1 points by vednig 29 days ago | discuss
23. Show HN: Shai.sh – shell-native AI that turns English into commands (shai.sh)
    1 points by vinkaga 30 days ago | discuss
24. Why did Windows 7 log on slower for months if you had a solid color background? (devblogs.microsoft.com)
    507 points by zdw 6 months ago | 296 comments
25. Unofficial Windows 7 Service Pack 2 (github.com)
    260 points by XzetaU8 7 months ago | 136 comments
26. A KDE Plasma theme that aims to replicate the look and feel of Windows 7 (gitgud.io)
    185 points by unleaded almost 2 years ago | 78 comments
27. Show HN: Windows 7 GUI for the web (khang-nd.github.io)
    174 points by khangnd 3 months ago | 63 comments
28. Windows 7 boots slower if you set a solid background color (support.microsoft.com)
    123 points by ShaneCurran 9 months ago | 117 comments
29. Windows 7 x64 Extended Support Page (trackerninja.codeberg.page)
    101 points by spacedrone808 about 2 months ago | 72 comments
30. Steam drops Windows 7 and 8 support with the latest client (www.tomshardware.com)
    63 points by LorenDB 11 months ago | 94 comments
31. How to run latest Vegas Pro 22 in Windows 7 x64 (trackerninja.codeberg.page)
    53 points by spacedrone808 about 2 months ago | 33 comments
32. R3dfox: A fork of Firefox made specifically for Windows 7 and 8 compatibility (github.com)
    42 points by XzetaU8 over 1 year ago | 12 comments
33. A CSS framework for recreating Windows 7 UI (khang-nd.github.io)
    39 points by nomdep over 1 year ago | 9 comments
34. 3D printing a building with 756 windows (jero.zone)
    39 points by jer0me 2 months ago | 8 comments
35. Goodbye Windows 7 (lilysthings.org)
    28 points by zdw about 1 year ago | 23 comments
36. 0patch – Security Patches for Windows 7, 8, 10, Server 2008, Server 2012 (0patch.com)
    27 points by segasaturn over 1 year ago | 6 comments
37. Mozilla wants you to like Firefox over Chrome with extended Windows 7/8 support (www.neowin.net)
    24 points by haunter over 1 year ago | 4 comments
38. Did You Know: Burger King Had a Windows 7 Whopper with 7 Stacked Beef Patties (news.softpedia.com)
    17 points by austinallegro over 1 year ago | 18 comments
39. Firefox Extends ESR Support for Windows 7-8.1 and macOS 10.12-10.14 to Sept 2025 (whattrainisitnow.com)
    17 points by tech234a 8 months ago | 1 comments
40. Microsoft to Deprecate Legacy DRM for Media Player on Windows 7, 8 (cyberinsider.com)
    10 points by thunderbong about 1 year ago | 2 comments
41. "I have ported Windows 7 to the Apple Vision Pro" (twitter.com)
    7 points by LorenDB about 1 year ago | 2 comments
42. Windows 7: A 2025 perspective (rose-tinted or not) (www.dedoimedo.com)
    6 points by doener 5 months ago | discuss
43. Windows 7 lives How to keep your favorite fossil running (www.theregister.com)
    6 points by beardyw 8 months ago | discuss
44. Microsoft kills legacy DRM support on Windows Media Player, Windows 7/ 8 (www.neowin.net)
    6 points by croes about 1 year ago | discuss
45. Why I am using Windows 7 machine as a daily driver in 2024? (trackerninja.codeberg.page)
    5 points by spacedrone808 almost 2 years ago | 11 comments
46. Why did Windows 7, for a few months, logon slower if you had a color background? (devblogs.microsoft.com)
    5 points by AndrewDucker 6 months ago | 1 comments
47. Windows 7: A 2025 perspective (rose-tinted or not) (www.dedoimedo.com)
    5 points by jandeboevrie 8 months ago | 1 comments
48. Ask HN: What Happened to VxKex, Windows 7 Kernel API Extensions Project?
    4 points by lurtbancaster over 1 year ago | 13 comments
49. Fun fact: Windows Vista/7 had THREE separate OpenGL implementations built in (community.khronos.org)
    4 points by cher-nov 9 months ago | 7 comments
50. Burger King sells Windows 7 Whoppers as Microsoft begins Guru training (2009) (appleinsider.com)
    4 points by austinallegro 7 months ago | discuss
51. Create and manage RemoteApps hosted on Windows 7, 8, 10, 11, XP and Server (github.com)
    3 points by oliverulerich 12 months ago | 1 comments
52. Windows 7 and Windows 8 Support (help.steampowered.com)
    3 points by doener almost 2 years ago | 1 comments
53. Opinion: It is unfortunate that msys2 is ending support for Windows 7
    3 points by mouse_ almost 2 years ago | 1 comments