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 still supported by major anti-virus solution makers (www.notebookcheck.net)
   3 points by LorenDB 10 days ago | discuss
2. VxKex-NEXT: Windows 7 API Extensions (github.com)
   3 points by XzetaU8 11 days ago | discuss
3. LibreOffice drops support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 (www.neowin.net)
   3 points by bundie 26 days ago | discuss
4. 7-Zip for Windows can now use more than 64 CPU threads for compression (www.7-zip.org)
   241 points by doener 2 days ago | 164 comments
5. History of the Windows Start Button (2015) (www.businessinsider.com)
   1 points by 1970-01-01 22 days ago | discuss
6. Windows x86-64 System Call Table (XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10/11 and Server) (j00ru.vexillium.org)
   42 points by walterbell 22 days ago | 24 comments
7. Show HN: StopX – AI-powered content blocker with 99.7% (stopx.today)
   8 points by popwatch 29 days ago | 3 comments
8. Show HN: I made an open-source alternative of computer-use for windows
   1 points by jeomon27 16 days ago | discuss
9. Kitab An-Nur – Preserving human experiences before AI content takes over
   2 points by Khaledonian 11 days ago | 1 comments
10. Microsoft SecureBoot time-bomb ticks at its own pace (support.microsoft.com)
    3 points by fuzzfactor about 8 hours ago | 2 comments
11. Why did Windows 7 log on slower for months if you had a solid color background? (devblogs.microsoft.com)
    507 points by zdw 2 months ago | 296 comments
12. Unofficial Windows 7 Service Pack 2 (github.com)
    260 points by XzetaU8 4 months ago | 136 comments
13. A KDE Plasma theme that aims to replicate the look and feel of Windows 7 (gitgud.io)
    185 points by unleaded over 1 year ago | 78 comments
14. Windows 7 boots slower if you set a solid background color (support.microsoft.com)
    123 points by ShaneCurran 5 months ago | 117 comments
15. Steam drops Windows 7 and 8 support with the latest client (www.tomshardware.com)
    63 points by LorenDB 8 months ago | 94 comments
16. Microsoft Says the Days of Free Windows 7 to 10 or 11 Updates Are Over (www.tomshardware.com)
    49 points by thunderbong almost 2 years ago | 85 comments
17. R3dfox: A fork of Firefox made specifically for Windows 7 and 8 compatibility (github.com)
    42 points by XzetaU8 about 1 year ago | 12 comments
18. A CSS framework for recreating Windows 7 UI (khang-nd.github.io)
    39 points by nomdep about 1 year ago | 9 comments
19. Goodbye Windows 7 (lilysthings.org)
    28 points by zdw 9 months ago | 23 comments
20. 0patch – Security Patches for Windows 7, 8, 10, Server 2008, Server 2012 (0patch.com)
    27 points by segasaturn about 1 year ago | 6 comments
21. Mozilla wants you to like Firefox over Chrome with extended Windows 7/8 support (www.neowin.net)
    24 points by haunter about 1 year ago | 4 comments
22. 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
23. Firefox Extends ESR Support for Windows 7-8.1 and macOS 10.12-10.14 to Sept 2025 (whattrainisitnow.com)
    17 points by tech234a 5 months ago | 1 comments
24. Microsoft to Deprecate Legacy DRM for Media Player on Windows 7, 8 (cyberinsider.com)
    10 points by thunderbong 10 months ago | 2 comments
25. "I have ported Windows 7 to the Apple Vision Pro" (twitter.com)
    7 points by LorenDB 11 months ago | 2 comments
26. Windows 7: A 2025 perspective (rose-tinted or not) (www.dedoimedo.com)
    6 points by doener about 1 month ago | discuss
27. Windows 7 lives How to keep your favorite fossil running (www.theregister.com)
    6 points by beardyw 4 months ago | discuss
28. Microsoft kills legacy DRM support on Windows Media Player, Windows 7/ 8 (www.neowin.net)
    6 points by croes 10 months ago | discuss
29. Why I am using Windows 7 machine as a daily driver in 2024? (trackerninja.codeberg.page)
    5 points by spacedrone808 over 1 year ago | 11 comments
30. Windows Ends Installation Path for Free Windows 7/8 Upgrade (devicepartner.microsoft.com)
    5 points by ChiptuneIsCool almost 2 years ago | 3 comments
31. Why did Windows 7, for a few months, logon slower if you had a color background? (devblogs.microsoft.com)
    5 points by AndrewDucker 2 months ago | 1 comments
32. Windows 7: A 2025 perspective (rose-tinted or not) (www.dedoimedo.com)
    5 points by jandeboevrie 5 months ago | 1 comments
33. Ask HN: What Happened to VxKex, Windows 7 Kernel API Extensions Project?
    4 points by lurtbancaster 12 months ago | 13 comments
34. Fun fact: Windows Vista/7 had THREE separate OpenGL implementations built in (community.khronos.org)
    4 points by cher-nov 5 months ago | 7 comments
35. Burger King sells Windows 7 Whoppers as Microsoft begins Guru training (2009) (appleinsider.com)
    4 points by austinallegro 4 months ago | discuss
36. Windows Vista/7 Product Key Validation Explained (github.com)
    4 points by witherornot almost 2 years ago | discuss
37. Create and manage RemoteApps hosted on Windows 7, 8, 10, 11, XP and Server (github.com)
    3 points by oliverulerich 8 months ago | 1 comments
38. Windows 7 and Windows 8 Support (help.steampowered.com)
    3 points by doener over 1 year ago | 1 comments
39. Opinion: It is unfortunate that msys2 is ending support for Windows 7
    3 points by mouse_ over 1 year ago | 1 comments
40. Trackerninja's Windows 7 FAQ (2024) (trackerninja.codeberg.page)
    3 points by cookiengineer about 1 year ago | discuss